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October 11:International Day of the Girl Child

The 2016 International Day of the Girl Child (IDGC) was observed across the world on 11 October 2016 with the theme Girls' Progress = Goals' Progress: What Counts for Girls.
●    The theme for the 2016 IDGC asks for a call for action for increased investment in collecting and analyzing girl-focused, girl-relevant and sex-disaggregated data.
●    It was created by the United Nations through a resolution in 2011.
●    Its objective is to promote the rights of girls and address the unique challenges they face.
●    Today also it’s well established that many girls are being forced for child marriage. 
●    United nations approved this day as an official international girl child day in 2012 keeping in mind that the girls must also get equal opportunity in life.
●    It was held for the first time on 11 October 2012.
●    Globally, one in seven adolescent girls aged 15 - 19 are currently married or in union.


 

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