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 UNITED NATIONS, New York --  Menstruation is misunderstood and stigmatized around the world, a fact likely to worsen under the COVID-19 pandemic. Below are nine things you need to know about periods and the pa...

The COVID- 19 pandemic constitutes the largest global public health crisis in a century, with daunting public health and socioeconomic challenges. Governments all around the world are taking unprecedented measures to li...

Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on the International Day of the Midwife, 5 May 2020