In 2011, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution to declare October 11 as the International Day of the Girl, to recognize girls’ rights and the unique challenges girls face around the world, and to galvanize global commitments to end gender stereotypes, discrimination, violence, and economic disparities that disproportionately affect girls.
In order to promote gender equality and the advancement of the status of women and girls libraries may organize events that focus on expanding opportunities for and advancing the status of girls around the world.
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