Speech

Statement of the Executive Director to the Annual Session of the Executive Board 2019

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Menstruation is a human rights issue

calendar_today25 May 2019

Menstruation is a human rights issue

Menstruation is a human rights issue

Menstruation is a natural, and essential, part of the reproductive cycle; roughly half the human population has or will experience it. But too often, menstruation is shrouded in mystery, leading to exclusion, neglect and discrimination. Learn more: unfpa.org/menstruation

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News

Menstruation is not a girls' or women’s issue – it’s a human rights issue

calendar_today28 May 2019

In India, 15-year-old Priyanka Meena sleeps outside her home when she has her periods. She wears the same clothes and uses the same utensils when she menstruates; these are believed to be unclean. © UNFPA India
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Menstruation and human rights - Frequently asked questions

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May 2022

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UNFPA

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Menstruation and human rights - Frequently asked questions

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News

Ending obstetric fistula: Devastating and preventable childbirth injury continues to haunt women

calendar_today21 May 2019

Keflene Yakobo is now a fistula ambassador in her community, helping other women receive treatment and reclaim their lives. © UNFPA Tanzania/Bright Warren
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News

5 ways female genital mutilation undermines the health of women and girls

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Midwifery students at the Hargeisa Institute of Health Sciences in Somaliland learn how to assist in case of childbirth complications caused by female genital mutilation. © UNFPA/Georgina Goodwin
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News

A long road to safety, healing for refugee mothers in Iraq

calendar_today17 May 2019

Years into Syria's grinding conflict, refugees need support to rebuild their lives. © UNFPA Iraq
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News

Just like your mother? Seven ways motherhood has changed (or not) in the last 25 years

calendar_today03 May 2019

It's not your mother's motherhood. © UNFPA/Bruno Feder
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News

With coffee ceremony and midwives, mums get a happy start in rural Ethiopia

calendar_today27 April 2019

Fikre Molla was happy to receive professional care before, during and after childbirth, without having to forgo traditions. © UNFPA Ethiopia
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Saving lives during childbirth in rural Al Hudaydah

calendar_today03 May 2019

Saving lives during childbirth in rural Al Hudaydah

Saving lives during childbirth in rural Al Hudaydah

With support from the European Union Humanitarian Aid, UNFPA is expanding reproductive health services in rural health facilities to ensure health pregnancies and safe deliveries during childbirth.