Because Everyone CountsSeptember2014 | Issue 15 YouthVision Page 1 A monthly newsletter produced by UNFPA / Georgia Country Office International Day of Girl Child, Youth at the Center of International Attention and many more in September issue! In December...
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Because Everyone CountsSeptember2014 | Issue 15 YouthVision Page 1 A monthly newsletter produced by UNFPA / Georgia Country Office International Day of Girl Child, Youth at the Center of International Attention and many more in September issue! In December 2011, the UN General Assembly declared 11 October as the International Day of the Girl Child to recognize the rights and the challenges girls face around the world. This year’s theme is "Empowering adolescent girls: Ending the cycle of violence". It is important that people accept every girl’s right to be a leader, who instead, are often deprived of her rights due to forced marriage or other forms of violence, which sometimes veil behind cultural or tradition premises. Executive Director of UNFPA reminded the world that: “Every girl, no matter where she is born, should have a chance to reach her potential. Every girl deserves to be welcomed to this world with the same joy and celebration as a boy. Every girl has the right to life and
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