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The International Day of the Girl Child (Oct. 11) is a global observance declared by the United Nations to promote girls’ empowerment and the fulfilment of their human rights.
The Day of the Girl also focuses attention on the challenges girls face, like violence, education inequality and child marriage. For the millions of girls in countries prone to conflict and crisis, these challenges are especially formidable. When women and girls lack power in their homes and communities, every shock—whether armed conflict, drought, flood or COVID-19—inevitably affects them differently than others.