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UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Millie Bobby Brown calls for ‘a world where periods don’t hold us back’ in new video for Menstrual Hygiene Day

NEW YORK, 28 May 2024 – UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, Millie Bobby Brown, features in a new video to call for better access to menstrual information and services on Menstrual Hygiene Day. Brown – who was appointed UNICEF’s youngest Goodwill Ambassador in 2018 and has since advocated for children, especially adolescent girls, around the world –…

10 Fast Facts: Menstrual health in schools

NEW YORK/GENEVA, 28 May 2024   – Around the world, menstrual health and hygiene needs are being overlooked due to limited access to information, education, products and services, as well as inadequate facilities and inequalities. A new report:  Progress on drinking water, sanitation, and hygiene in ...

FACT SHEET: Menstrual health and hygiene management still out of reach for many

NEW YORK, 26 May 2022 – Stigma, poverty, and lack of access to basic services like toilets and water are causing menstrual health and hygiene needs to go unmet and increasing women and girls’ risk of infections, UNICEF warned ahead of Menstrual Hygiene Day. These challenges are particularly acute among the poorest...

Innovation in MHM: Putting Girls at the Center

The Virtual Conference on Menstrual Hygiene Management (MHM) in Schools enables the global sharing of new ideas and ‘lessons learned’, connecting people working on MHM in schools across a wide range of countries. This year’s theme was ‘Innovation in MHM: Putting Girls at the Centre’. The conference highlighted examples of programmes that had found innovative ways to identify and address barriers to safe, dignified MHM in schools. The conference f...

09 November 2020

Guidance for Monitoring Menstrual Health and Hygiene

There has been significant increased attention to menstrual health and hygiene (MHH) in the WASH sector over the past decade, but it has not been accompanied by robust or consistent monitoring. While there is not yet sufficient evidence to recommend a comprehensive set of validated indicators and questions to support MHH monitoring, there are simple steps that can be taken now by governments and programme managers to...

Periods in the pandemic: 9 things we need to know

Lockdowns, closed borders, shuttered businesses – the coronavirus pandemic is having far-reaching consequences for many people. One of these impacts is on everyone who menstruates. Here are 9 facts from UNICEF and UNFPA about periods in the pandemic:   1. Menstruation is not a sign of COVID-19 Having periods ...

Breaking the cycle of silence

For girls in Jordan, the taboo around menstruation can be damaging

How female toilet builders are taking on menstrual hygiene management in India

JHARKHAND, India – What would you do if once a month, for five days, you were banned from socializing with your friends? From cooking, playing sports, or going to school? From sleeping on beds or going outside at all? In many parts of India, this is a reality for girls when they’re on their period. There is a comm...

How girls – and boys! – are busting period myths in 5 countries around the world

I was afraid that I was sick or had a disease. I was afraid there was something wrong with me. Anonymous, Indonesia What happens when a girl gets her period depends largely on where she lives. For some, it is a day for celebration. But for girls who live in places where menstruation is taboo, it can be a agonizing...