Period shame, misinformation linked to serious human rights concerns

07 June 2018

Menstrual health is a serious, but overlooked, issue among vulnerable women. Refugees in Louva, Angola, receive UNFPA-distributed dignity kits, which include sanitary napkins, soap, laundry detergent and other essential hygiene supplies. © UNFPA/Tiril Skarstein

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Fifty years ago, it became official: Family planning is a human right

11 May 2018

Women learn about family planning at a clinic in Tunisia in 1987. The right to plan one's family has been a game-changer for women. © UN Photo/John Isaac

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One year later, flood-affected women in Peru struggle for protection and reproductive health care

19 April 2018

Thousands of women in Piura remain affected by the floods. © UNFPA Peru/Angela Valverde

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Sport offers gateway to reproductive health, human rights, peace

11 April 2018

Sport improves confidence and builds community, say youth leaders. © UNFPA Iraq

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Five reasons migration is a feminist issue

09 April 2018

The needs of migrant women and girls are falling through the cracks. Izdihar, a Syrian refugee in Jordan. © UNFPA Jordan/Sima Diab

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From midwife to MP - Advancing the rights of women in the Comoros

04 April 2018

MP Hadjira Oumouri attends the Comorian marathon on International Women’s Day. Her shirt says, "I am more than a mother. I am also a woman with ambition." © UNFPA Comoros/Nasser Youssouf

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Health workers can treat, empower survivors of gender-based violence

22 March 2018

Survivors of gender-based violence require a full range of services, from medical care to counselling to legal support. © UNFPA Iraq

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Violence knows no borders: Leaders, activists take on horrors of gender-based violence

16 March 2018

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Joint side event: "Addressing violence against women and girls in humanitarian contexts in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: Health as an entry point."

calendar_today19 March 2018

location_onUnited Nations Headquarters, New York

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Together for Girls - Violence knows no borders

calendar_today13 March 2018

location_onOne UN Plaza, New York

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