Oct 11,2024
Girls have every right to have a healthy, safe and educated life, not only during their initial years, but also as they mature. To educate people about it, the International Day of the Girl Child is celebrated on October 11 every year. The day promotes awareness about the potential of girls as the future of our society and encourages individuals to become change agents and empower girls.
The International Day of the Girl Child also aims to raise awareness about the issues women face across the world and to work towards an action-oriented strategy to help them. On this occasion, let’s take a look at the history, significance, theme, wishes and quotes related to this special day.
The theme for the International Day of the Girl Child 2024 is – ‘Girls’ Vision for the Future.’ This year’s theme conveys both the need for immediate action and persistent hope, inspired by the vision of girls for the future and the power of their voices.
International Day of the Girl ChildThe International Day of the Girl Child, celebrated annually on October 11, serves as a powerful reminder of the need to empower and protect girls worldwide. This day highlights the importance of gender equality, education, and opportunities… pic.twitter.com/mZYHk2idmR
— PIB India (@PIB_India) October 10, 2024
The International Day of the Girl Child 2024 is the time to listen to girls and invest in proven solutions that can accelerate progress towards a future in which every girl may fulfil her potential.
At the World Conference on Women in Beijing in 1995, countries unanimously adopted the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action for the first time in history. This plan was the most progressive blueprint ever proposed for advancing the rights of not only women but girls. The Beijing Declaration is the first to precisely call out girls’ rights, according to the United Nations.
Later, the United Nations General Assembly adopted Resolution 66/170 and declared October 11 as the International Day of the Girl Child on December 19, 2011. The day brings attention to the need to address the challenges girls face around the world and to promote girls’ empowerment and the fulfilment of their human rights.
In 2012, the inaugural International Day of the Girl Child was commemorated to emphasise the need to stop child marriages.
If girls are supported and educated effectively, they have the potential to change the world and turn into mentors, household heads, entrepreneurs, political leaders and mothers in the future.
This day is dedicated to raising awareness about this power of girls and promising them a more equitable and prosperous future, one in which half of humanity is an equal partner in solving the issues of climate change, disease prevention, political conflict, economic growth and global sustainability, said the United Nations.