{"id":3028,"date":"2025-05-28T08:08:20","date_gmt":"2025-05-28T08:08:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nhrclb.org\/archives\/3028"},"modified":"2025-05-28T08:17:52","modified_gmt":"2025-05-28T08:17:52","slug":"28-%d9%85%d8%a7%d9%8a%d9%88-%d8%a3%d9%8a%d8%a7%d8%b1-%d9%8a%d9%88%d9%85-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%86%d8%b8%d8%a7%d9%81%d8%a9-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b5%d8%ad%d9%8a%d8%a9-%d8%a3%d8%ab%d9%86%d8%a7%d8%a1-%d8%a7%d9%84","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nhrclb.org\/en\/archives\/3028","title":{"rendered":"May 28: Menstrual Hygiene Day… Towards Greater Equity and Bridging the Gaps"},"content":{"rendered":"

Menstrual Hygiene Day is about the persistent inequalities surrounding menstrual health and hygiene (MHH). This year’s Menstrual Hygiene Day, on 28 May 2025, is themed \u201cTogether for a #PeriodFriendlyWorld\u201d, urging collective action to ensure that menstruation does not limit access to education, health, or opportunity.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

On Menstrual Hygiene Day, the National Human Rights Commission affirms that menstruation remains a real barrier to equality and human dignity in Lebanon. Women and girls in the most vulnerable communities face numerous challenges, most notably the high cost of essential hygiene products, limited access to clean water, and social stigma.<\/p>\n

Around 70% of women and girls in marginalized communities in Lebanon struggle to access menstrual hygiene products, forcing them to resort to unsafe alternatives or to miss school and work.<\/p>\n

On Menstrual Hygiene Day, we emphasize that menstruation is not merely a health issue, but one of social justice and equality. It is essential to invest in awareness, provide accurate data, and improve the conditions of women and girls to reduce gender disparities and period-related poverty.<\/p>\n

Menstrual Hygiene Day was first celebrated in 2014 to raise awareness that investments in menstrual health can yield transformative impacts on girls\u2019 and women\u2019s lives.<\/p>\n

Findings from the World Health Organization (WHO) and United Nations Children\u2019s Fund (UNICEF)\u00a0Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene<\/a>\u00a0(JMP) reveal major gaps in WASH (water, sanitation and hygiene) infrastructure that create barriers for women and girls to manage menstruation safely and with dignity.<\/p>\n

Data from the World Health Organization (WHO) and United Nations Children\u2019s Fund (UNESCO) shows continuing stark inequalities in access to water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH), with a heavy burden falling on women and girls.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0WHO\/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Program (JMP) 2023<\/a>\u00a0update report,\u00a0Progress on household drinking water, sanitation and hygiene 2000-2022: Special focus on gender<\/strong><\/em>, compiles data on global progress towards achieving universal access to safe drinking water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH). It also provides an in-depth analysis of gender inequalities between and within countries, revealing the unique risks that women and girls face from inadequate access to safe WASH.<\/p>\n

Key facts from the new report:<\/p>\n