International Day of the Girl Child | The Power of the Adolescent Girl (2030) see

International Day of the Girl Child | The Power of the Adolescent Girl (2030)

The Power of the Adolescent Girl: Vision for 2030
In 2011, a United Nations resolution established 11 October as the International Day of the Girl Child (IDGC), a day designated for promoting the rights of girls and addressing the unique challenges they face. The inaugural day in 2012 focused on
the issue of ending child marriage; in 2013 the theme was Innovating for Girls’ Education”; and in 2014 the theme was' “Empowering Adolescent Girls: Ending the Cycle of Violence”.
As the lead agency for the Day, UNICEF, in consultation with other United Nations agencies and civil society partners, selected as this year's theme, “The Power of the
Adolescent Girl: Vision for 2030”.
This year, as the international community assesses progress under the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) since their implementation in 2000 and launches the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for implementation by 2030, girls born at the turn of the millennium have reached adolescence, and the generation of girls born this year will be adolescents in 2030.
As we reflect on the achievements of the past 15 years and plan sustainable development goals for the next 15, it is an opportune time to consider the importance of social, economic, and politicalinvestment in the power of adolescent girls as fundamental to breaking the intergenerational transmission of poverty, violence, exclusion and discrimination and
to achieving equitable and sustainable development outcomes.