Findings from the study include:
- Girls in Kiribati lack knowledge about menstruation and reproductive health as they transition into adolescence and adulthood.
- Poor water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) contributes to girls being unable to manage their menstruation in Kiribati schools.
- It is often considered taboo for men and boys to talk about menstruation or interact with menstruating girls and women.
This factsheet explains the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) by answering the following questions:
- What is CEDAW?
- What is the role of the UN CEDAW Committee?
- What are CEDAW General Recommendations?
- How is the implementation of CEDAW monitored?
- What are Concluding Observations?
- What is the CEDAW 'Follw Up' Procedure?
- What is the CEDAW Optional Protocol?
- What is the status of CEDAW ratification and reporting in the • Pacific?