Headlines- US President Donald Trump says to have discussed a truce in Lebanon with Hezbollah and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and both parties agreed to suspend their attacks.
- According to US president Donald Trump, he believes he will reach an agreement with Iran "over the next week" to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and prolong the ceasefire.
- Benjamin Netanyahu, the prime minister of Israel, said on Monday that he informed President Trump that if Hezbollah continues to attack Israel, his nation will attack Beirut, the capital of Lebanon.
- Since the start of the U.S. blockade on Iranian ports and vessels, the U.S. military said on Monday that it has diverted 121 commercial vessels.
- The International Rescue Committee (IRC) issued a warning on Monday that the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is "likely far worse" than official data indicate.
Tag: Girl Child
Gymnastics:Pakistani Sisters Choose Over Working as...
In Pakistan, sixty-four percent of people are under thirty. While there aren’t many opportunities for this population to play sports,they barely exist for the country’s girls.
Program Helps Mozambique Girls to Face...
Due to teen pregnancies, forced marriages, poverty, sexual violence, and abuse, girls frequently drop out of school in Mozambique. The United States Agency for International Development is providing millions of dollars over five years to support girls’ education in an effort to combat the problem.
Child Marriage: Too Young to Get...
According to the United Nations Children’s Fund, there are 130 million child brides, already-married girls under the age of 18, and women who were married as children but are now adults across Africa. For the protection of girl child, the UN agency has urged African states and regional organisations to outlaw child marriage
Female Chiefs of Cameroon
Traditional Rulers’ Councils In Northern Cameroon Were Formerly All Men, But Women Have Been Allowed To Join In The Last Two Years. In A Region Of Cameroon Where Child Marriage Is The Highest, These Pioneer Female Deputy Chiefs Are Fighting Early Marriage
Female Foeticide Prevention in India
In India, the sound of women banging their thalis tells everyone there’s something to celebrate. The birth of a baby is a special occasion, but what’s unusual about this ceremony, is it’s to welcome a baby girl.
Traditionally ceremonies like these welcome baby boys, but not baby girls. This event in Maharashtra, has been organised by the Tejaswini project,
Pandemic Worsens Challenges Faced by Girls...
U.N. Women has described the gender-based violence during the global coronavirus outbreak as a “shadow pandemic.” It says since the outbreak of COVID-19, all types of violence against women and girls, particularly domestic violence, have intensified
One Day I Will A Photo...
A photo exhibit by Vincent Tremeau, featuring the hopes and dreams of girls trapped in crises around the world, opened on 29 Jul at UN Headquarters