Published on Nov 15, 2020
International Day of the Girl Child Logo : October 11 has been marked as the International Day of the Girl Child. The day highlight and address the women empowerment and the needs and challenges that girl face including the fulfilment of their rights.
This year, under the theme, “My Voice, Our Equal Future”, let’s seize the opportunity to be inspired by what adolescent girls see as the change they want, the solutions- big and small- they are leading and demanding across the globe.
1. “A daughter can lead to baldness, but the remainder of the road is just as smooth". by Byron Pulsifer
2. "Daughter are angels sent from above to fill our heart with unending love" by J. Lee
3. Never grow a wishbone, daughter, where you backbone ought to be.
4. To a father growing old nothing is dearer than a daughter.
5. A daughter is the happy memories of the past, the joyful moments of the present, and the hope and promise of the future.
6. A daughter is a bundle of firsts that excite and delight, giggles that come from deep inside and are always contagious, everything wonderful and precious and your love for her knows no bounds
7. A daughter is Gods way of saying
May you have a happy life ahead
She understands and she cares
Motherhood is a path to tread
8. A daughter is the best thing that can happen to you
because a daughter fills you heart with magic and love.
9. Daughter is a beautiful part of you
Magical, mysterious and always new
Lets celebrate and have a blast today
10. Daughters are an inseperable part of you
They understand and truly care
Thanks my girl for growing so mature
Thanks for always being there
1. Share stories of inspiring adolescent girls or girl-led organizations who are developing innovative solutions or leading efforts towards positive social change, including gender equality, in their communities and nations. Let’s amplify their leadership, actions and impact to inspire others.
2. Participate in a youth-led digital activation launching on International Day of the Girl. Young people across the world are developing a digital activism campaign, aiming to raise the diversity of girls’ voices and their vision for a reimagined future.
In 1995 at the World Conference on Women in Beijing countries unanimously adopted the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action – the most progressive blueprint ever for advancing the rights of not only women but girls. The Beijing Declaration is the first to specifically call out girls’ rights.
The International Day of the Girl Child focuses attention on the need to address the challenges girls face and to promote girls’ empowerment and the fulfilment of their human rights. The first International Day of the Girl Child was observed on October 11, 2012, and its theme at that time was "Ending Child Marriage".
This year, under the theme, “My voice, our equal future”, let’s seize the opportunity to reimagine a better world inspired by adolescent girls – energized and recognized, counted and invested in.
Today, these movements have expanded. They are being organized by and for adolescent girls, and tackling issues like child marriage, education inequality, gender-based violence, climate change, self-esteem, and girls’ rights to enter places of worship or public spaces during menstruation. Girls are proving they are unscripted and unstoppable.
The Platform for Action specifically calls on the global community to:
• Eliminate all forms of discrimination against girls.
• Eliminate negative cultural attitudes and practices against girls.
• Promote and protect the rights of girls and increase awareness of their needs and potential.
• Eliminate discrimination against girls in education, skills development and training.
• Eliminate discrimination against girls in health and nutrition.
• Eliminate the economic exploitation of child labour and protect young girls at work.
• Eradicate violence against girls.
• Promote girls’ awareness of and participation in social, economic and political life.
• Strengthen the role of the family in improving the status of girls.
Stand with girls against gender-based violence online, by signing the letter today. It's time for change so girls are #FreeToBeOnline.
Irlane met UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in her role as Deputy Secretary-General
Irlane met UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in her role as Deputy Secretary-General when she took over from Amina J Mohammed on International Day of the Girl.
The global #GirlsTakeover on International Day of the Girl (11 October) is a call to action for radical social and political change to tear down barriers of discrimination and prejudice that continue to hold girls back.
Each year, girls from the United States to Thailand hundreds of girls step into the roles of media, entertainment, business and politics for a day to demand equal power, freedom and representation for girls and young women.
