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Event on International Day of the Girl on "Invest in Girls' Rights: Our Leadership, Our Well-being"

10 October 2023

Robert Rae, Permanent Representative of Canada to the United Nations, speaks during the event on the International Day of the Girl 2023 on the theme "Invest in Girls' Rights: Our Leadership, Our Well-being".

The event aims to unite adolescent girls with advocates for their rights, including UN leaders, NGOs, businesses, and governments. The event showcases a world where girls actively influence government policies, business practices, and research priorities. This vision needs global commitment and specific funding to become the standard.

The Permanent Mission of Canada
co-organized the event, together with Peru and Türkiye in partnership with United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN-Women), United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA).

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