Beyond the statistics of girls making up almost half of the global population, they remain an integral part of society…
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Supporting girls to make a difference in their communities or the world at large is a wonderful way to empower…
United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), a reproductive health rights agency, will be scaling-up its commitment to end violence everywhere women…
Conflict and displacement have produced a humanitarian crisis in Haiti, and a grim set of numbers. More than four million…
Before now it used to be mostly guys who went about describing the kind of wife they would love to…
United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) says it currently requires at least $12 million to provide the life-saving support for victims of…
In Tanzania, girls and women at-risk are reaching out to helplines in their thousands on a daily basis. It was…
In Somalia, weeks turned into months, and still the rains never came. As the drought in the troubled African country…
Women and girls have been frequently abducted in Jonglei, South Sudan because of their economic importance in demanding a bride…
In what has stirred up reactions on social media, two young ladies believed to be senior high school students have…
Awka – The Bauchi State Police Command investigations into a viral video of a torture scene where some group of young…
United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) is strongly urging policymakers around the world not to lose sight of the vulnerabilities of…
As the curtain is gradually being drawn on this 2020, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) is appealing for $818 million,…
Human Rights Watch, a global rights group says Lebanese authorities are falling short of their international legal obligations to protect…
In a report, Human Rights Watch says the life and health of anyone who is pregnant in Argentina will be at risk as…
Closed borders and mobility restrictions occasioned by the rampaging COVID-19 pandemic have seen hundreds of thousands of people, among them…
The absence of timely medical treatment in developing countries is spurring a dramatic increase in obstetric fistula, a serious childbirth…
As the coronavirus pandemic rages around the world, women and girls are more vulnerable to abuse than ever, says a UN agency. …