On this International Day of the GirlChild, I call on governments, the private sector, civil society, and community leaders to scale up investment in proven solutions, and ensure they reach every girl, everywhere.
"As we recognize International Day of the GirlChild, I want to thank everyone across the Yukon who is doing that work ... International Day of the Girl Child.
Of all the girls who become mothers while still children themselves, a majority were married as children ... On this International Day of the Girl, UNFPA joins the global call to end child marriage and invest in girls' rights and potential.
For the next few minutes, the classroom settles into the scratch of pens and the low murmur of girls working through the problems ... Asked about the girls she taught before the October 7 genocide began, Maha pauses before reaching for her phone.