Zim joins World celebrate International Day of Girl child

Zimbabwe today joins the rest of the world in marking the International Day Of The Girl Child.

The theme this year is “Digital generation. Our generation.”

This year’s theme focuses on technology and how it can empower girls to make the change for gender equality.

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.

On December 19, 2011, United Nations General Assembly adopted Resolution 66/170 to declare October 11 as the International Day of the Girl Child, to recognize girls’ rights and the unique challenges girls face around the world.

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.

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