“I felt embarrassed to be a girl and felt like it was a punishment,” recalled 13-year-old Faith, describing her first period. The Menstrual Health Management Symposium is taking aim at period shame.

Access to a wide range of contraceptive options is critical to fulfilling the human right to family planning.

On 13 May, 1968, the world declared family planning to be a basic human right. But 50 years later, this right is under attack.