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Digital divide hits women harder in poor nations – UNICEF

Published on: April 27, 2023
17:45

By: Pavel López Lazo

Washington, Apr 27 (Prensa Latina) About 90% of adolescent girls and young women do not use the internet in low-income countries, while their male peers are twice as likely to be online, according to a new UNICEF´s analysis.

UN chief encourages women, girls involvement in science

Published on: February 10, 2023
16:46

By: Pavel López Lazo

United Nations, Feb 10 (Prensa Latina) UN Secretary-General (UNSG) Antonio Guterres on Friday called for massive involvement of women and girls in science as they bring diversity to research.

Afghanistan launches campaign for girls’ rights to education

Published on: November 9, 2022
07:34

By: Ileana Ferrer Fonte

Kabul, Nov 9 (Prensa Latina) The 'Let Afghan Girls Learn' campaign was launched on social media on Wednesday to allow girls to return to school.

Crimes against minors increase in Italy

Published on: October 7, 2022
00:15

By: Ileana Ferrer Fonte

Rome, Oct 7 (Prensa Latina) Italy h has registered 6,248 crimes against minors, accounting for 64.0 percent against girls, and 1,338 crimes of sexual violence in 2021, it was reported.

UNICEF is concern about Afghan girls’ education

Published on: May 5, 2022
11:56

By: Aleynes Palacios Hurtado

Kabul, May 5 (Prensa Latina) UNICEF on Thursday reiterated its concern about the impact on Afghan girls' education caused by the government decision of banning schooling of females from the sixth grade.

UN official criticizes Afghanistan for closing girls’ schools

Published on: April 8, 2022
14:01

By: Ileana Ferrer Fonte

Kabul, Apr 8 (Prensa Latina) Deputy Special Envoy for Afghanistan in the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), Mette Knudsen, on Friday described the decision to ban girls' schools as discriminatory.

More than 500,000 refugees from Afghanistan estimated

Published on: August 28, 2021
11:04

By: Prensa Latina

Kabul, Aug 28 (Prensa Latina) More than 500,000 people might flee Afghanistan before the end of this year, local media estimated on Saturday.

Latin American girls are victims of cyber bullying

Published on: May 24, 2021
12:29

By: Prensa Latina

Panama City, May 24 (Prensa Latina) Fifty-eight percent of Latin American girls have been victims of cyber bullying at some time in their lives, according to a study published on Monday by the Plan International organization, whose regional office is in Panama City.

Women and girls´ safety must be priority in response to pandemic

Published on: May 24, 2021
07:29

By: Prensa Latina

United Nations, May 24 (Prensa Latina) The safety of women and girls must be top-priority in the response to the Covid-19 situation that many governments around the world are presently drawing up, the UN Secretary-General (UNSG) António Guterres said.

Growing migration on border between Colombia and Panama

Published on: May 18, 2021
00:30

By: Prensa Latina

Panama, May 18 (Prensa Latina) The current migration wave on the border between Colombia and Panama reached 11,370 irregular immigrants in the first four months of 2021, while the flow through the Darien Gap continues.

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