Girls are leaders. Girls are change-makers. Girls are driving good and growth around the world.
Did You Know?
More than one third of adolescent girls and boys aged 15-19 consider a husband to be justified in hitting his wife under certain circumstances.
Nearly 1 in 4 ever-married or partnered adolescent girls aged 15-19 have experienced intimate partner violence in their lifetimes.
Almost 4 in 10 adolescent girls and young women do not finish upper secondary school.
To learn more, visit the UN’s International Day of the Girl Child page.