CHARLESTON — Four Girl Scouts from Girl Scouts of Black Diamond Council will represent their council, region and country during the 70th-annual United Nations Commission on the Status of Women.

Leaders and youth from around the world will discuss and advance equality and the rights of women and girls, with the theme for the 2026 commission being, “Ensuring and Strengthening Access to Justice for All Women and Girls.”

“Our Girl Scouts will bring the voices of girls and women from our region to a global stage,” said Cate Phillips, director of programs and education services. “It’s important for decision-makers to hear what real girls are experiencing not just in big cities, but in smaller communities like ours.”

Girl Scouts attending will be Emma O’Loughlin, Charlotte Hoblitzell, Eleanor

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