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Midwives save lives – but more support for midwifery is needed

calendar_today04 June 2019

Midwife Imama (left) checks on Salma and her newborn in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. © UNFPA Bangladesh/Fahima Tajrin
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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

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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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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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Menstruation and human rights - Frequently asked questions

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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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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

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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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