“Closing the digital divide between girls and boys is about more than just having access to the internet and technology. It’s about empowering girls to become innovators, creators, and leaders,” said UNICEF Director of Education Robert Jenkins. “If we want to tackle gender gaps in the labour market, especially in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math fields (or STEM), we must start…
Photo courtesy of Foreign Media Details and their last messages of 3 young girls who were brutally murdered while on a beach trip in the South American country of Ecuador have come to light. According to foreign media, 19-year-old Dennis, 21-year-old Yuliana and 22-year-old Nayeli were killed and buried on the beach. According to reports,…
Meanwhile, thousands more girls and boys have been subjected to grave violations amid ongoing conflict in the region, UNICEF added, underscoring the need to protect children in Nigeria. As recently as 7 April, some 80 children were abducted by militants in the Tsafe Local Government Area in Zamfara state, the UN agency said, citing local…
Since the beginning of the year, several civil society activists and journalists have been detained for speaking out against Taliban policies that restrict women and girls’ access to education, work, and most other areas of public life. “No one should be detained for speaking out in defence of their fundamental rights and the rights of…
File photo Two teenage girls in West Germany are suspected of murdering a 12-year-old girl. Louise last went to her friend’s house at 5.30 pm on Saturday but when she did not reach home, the parents informed the police. According to a foreign news agency, prosecutors said that the police found the body of a…
LONDON: Afghan girls received a notice to leave London before the start of annual exams. According to the British media, the government has suddenly decided to move away from London the Afghan girls who took refuge in Britain after the Taliban took over. According to Arab News, Afghan girls are not even being allowed to…
At noon on Wednesday, LDC5 held a moment of celebration near Maman, the iconic bronze and stainless-steel sculpture by the artist Louise Bourgeois that towers over the main atrium at the Qatar National Convention Centre in Qatar, where the Conference has been under way since last Sunday. A celebration of motherhood, the giant statue, Ms….
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has said that poison gas attacks on school girls is an unforgivable crime. In one of his statements, Ayatollah Khamenei said that the perpetrators of this crime should be severely punished. The series of poison gas attacks that began in November last year has spread to at least…
File photo The son of an Air Force officer was arrested after a 3-year-old girl was killed by a car in India. According to Indian media, the Delhi Police has arrested a 20-year-old youth, Samrak, on the charge of hitting a three-year-old girl with a car, who died of her injuries. In this regard, the…
Poisoned students placed in intensive care ward in Iran; Photo: Twitter Tehran: Hundreds of female students were deliberately poisoned in a regular campaign to close down girls’ schools in the Iranian city of Qom, many of whom were seriously ill. According to the World News Agency, Iran’s health authority has confirmed that hundreds of female…
