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Este artículo es una colaboración conjunta entre el UNFPA y el UNICEF, organismos principales en el esfuerzo por garantizar la salud y los derechos de todas las personas que menstrúan. NACIONES UNIDAS, Nueva York - La menstruación es malentendida y...

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This article is a joint collaboration between UNFPA and UNICEF, lead agencies in the effort to ensure the health and rights of all people who menstruate. See a version of this article on UNICEF' s website.

BOUAKÉ, Côte d'Ivoire – When Blandine was pregnant, she didn't go to the hospital for regular prenatal check-ups. On the day she gave birth, she delayed in going to the health centre. Her doctor told her that's why the birth had complications which...

Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on the International Day to End Obstetric Fistula Last November, the world convened in Nairobi to celebrate the tremendous gains of the past 25 years in advancing the health and rights of women...

AL HUDAYDAH, Yemen – Five years ago, Marwa* was a child bride living in the port city of Al Hudaydah. “I was almost 17 years old, and happy with my new life. I was a new bride and I got pregnant fast. I thought life was smiling at me,” she told...

CARACAS, Venezuela/PACARAIMA, Brazil – News of the COVID-19 pandemic had not reached Horihanny Del Valle, a pregnant 16-year-old migrant from Venezuela, until a few weeks ago, when she heard about the coronavirus from friends. “I saw people talking...

UNFPA maintains stock of 18 different essential reproductive health kits (RH Kits), ready to ship for urgent and emergency requests.

Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia “All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights.” Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights...

KATHMANDU, Nepal – In far-western Nepal, Dhana Bhatt is waiting out the last weeks of her pregnancy, a time that should be joyful. But her anticipation has turned into anxiety as Nepal grapples with the global COVID-19 pandemic. "My pregnancy...

UNITED NATIONS, New York/FRANCISTOWN, Botswana, RAWALPINDI, Pakistan – Even under normal circumstances, persons with disabilities face discrimination, high rates of gender-based violence, and exclusion from services and decision-making. Today, as...

KHARTOUM, Sudan – Hundreds of Sudanese doctors and midwives are training to deliver lifesaving sexual and reproductive health services amid the COVID-19 pandemic thanks to flexible funding from the Government of Sweden and UNFPA. The new assistance...

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras – As countries grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic, indigenous and Afro-descendant communities are among the most vulnerable, with many facing poverty, poor health-care access and limited information. In Honduras, members of...

“As the humanitarian community responds to one of the most far-reaching and significant challenges of our lifetimes, it will be more important than ever to continually share with each other learning, knowledge and expertise.”

MERSIN, Turkey – Meryem, a Syrian refugee living in a tent settlement in southern Turkey, says her family struggles to maintain their health under even normal circumstances. Now, with more than 127,000 cases of COVID-19 in Turkey, she is even more...