Day of the Girl Child spotlights 25 years of progress, with more on the horizon

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The world’s one billion young girls, are being celebrated on Friday as an “unscripted and unstoppable” force for change, with 11 October designated each year the International Day of the Girl Child.

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October 11, 2019 at 08:42AM
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