Every day, around 800 million women and girls menstruate. However, for many, a natural, biological process comes with several challenges.

Statement by Executive Director on efforts to repeal the ban on female genital mutilation in the Gambia Turning back the clock on FGM in the Gambia would deprive women and girls of their rights

Entitled “Interwoven Lives, Threads of Hope: Ending inequalities in sexual and reproductive health and rights”, the report highlights the role racism, sexism and other forms of discrimination continue to play in blocking broad gains in sexual and reproductive health for women and girls. The data are damning. Women and girls who are poor, belong to ethnic, racial and indigenous minority groups, or are trapped in conf...