girls

Cornwall’s Scary Little Girls theatre group awarded £18,000

Caroline RobinsonBBC News, South WestBBCArtistic director Rebecca Mordan said it was about representing the voices of womenA theatre company working…

1 year ago

Gaza: Women and girls struggle to manage their periods amid crisis

Globally, 1.8 billion people menstruate, yet for many, especially in crises zones, it’s far more than an inconvenience.In war-torn Gaza,…

1 year ago

Two Gazan girls first to arrive in UK for medical treatment

Two Palestinian girls with serious health conditions have been brought to the UK for private medical treatment.The Gazan children are…

1 year ago

Sudan: Sexual violence used as weapon of terror against women and girls

It is nearly two years since the brutal war between the forces of the military government in Khartoum and the…

1 year ago

Women, girls bear brunt of cyberbullying against persons with disabilities

Recalling the mantra “nothing about us, without us”, which was coined by the disability rights movement, UN rights chief Volker Türk…

1 year ago

Ukraine: Three years of war reverses progress for women and girls

Russia’s full-scale invasion has forced more than 1.8 million women to flee their homes within Ukraine, while nearly 6.7 million…

1 year ago

Girl’s life saved by pioneering study of rare diseases

Answers came when Jaydi was four years old.The detailed analysis of her DNA found she had lig-4 syndrome. It is…

2 years ago

Injured Gaza girls make it to Italy for treatment after long wait

Zeina was joined by Alaa, a 17-year-old who was severely injured in an air strike on her home in Gaza…

2 years ago

Women and girls in Sudan disproportionately impacted by ongoing conflict

The need for gender-based violence-related services has increased 100 per cent since the crisis began in April 2023, the UN agency…

2 years ago