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International Day of the Girl Celebrated at the United Nations

Today marks the International Day of the Girl – a day to highlight, discuss, celebrate and advance girls’ lives and opportunities across the globe. For the first time ever, girls will convene at the United Nations for a Speak Out, organized in partnership with the Working Group on Girls, that will give participants the opportunity to share with governments and UN agencies how girls are creating change in their communities and discuss how the international community can support girls’ efforts.

The Speak Out comes at the end of 11 Days of Action organized to draw attention to girls’ particular need and concerns. As part of this campaign, Girls Learn International, a project of the Feminist Majority Foundation, initiated a photo challenge to celebrate and highlight the importance of the International Day of the Girl (IDG).

The United Nations declared October 11 the International Day of the Girl Child in 2011 to help galvanize worldwide enthusiasm for goals to improve girls lives. The goals of IDG, explained in The Girl Declaration, include improving the education, health, safety, economic security, and citizenship of child and adolescent girls. The theme for this year is “Innovating for Girls’ Education.”

You can watch the day’s events live here. You can also participate in Girls Learn International’s photo challenge on Instagram.

Sources:

Day of The Girl; The Girl Effect

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