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#AfghanGirlsVoices comes precisely two years after the de facto Taliban authorities seized control in Afghanistan and will continue until September 18, which marks the start of their official ban on…
The Pakistani education advocate – who was shot by the Taliban for her activism – was speaking exactly 10 years after her landmark ‘Malala Day’ address to youth at UN…
“The scourge of racism continues for Black women and girls in the Americas, many of whom are descendants of the victims of enslavement,” Natalia Kanem, Executive Director of the UN…
The study provides the first in-depth analysis of gender inequalities in drinking water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) in households, revealing that women and girls bear the brunt of the global…
London: Eating problems and self-harm have increased among teenage girls over the past three years, a new study has found. According to research, girls aged 13 to 16 years are…
UN Special Representative Roza Otunbayeva was briefing the Security Council on the dire situation facing the country and the international aid effort, with UN women workers among those now prevented…
Since the start of the year, abortion has been banned in 14 states across the country, and the consequences of the Supreme Court decision has reverberated throughout the entire legal…
“Allegations of grave cases of sexual violence against civilians, including children, in particular affecting IDPs fleeing conflict in the eastern DRC, is a matter of profound concern which requires immediate…
File photo A 4-year-old girl died of suffocation at a local amusement park in Ukraine due to the negligence of the staff. According to foreign media reports, a 4-year-old girl…
The Abu Dhabi Family Court in the United Arab Emirates has sentenced a young man who hacked a girl’s social media accounts. According to Arab media, the Abu Dhabi Family…