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Why global leaders must listen to the girl child

Why global leaders must listen to the girl child

JULIA LALLA-MAHARAJH “The girl child of today is the woman of tomorrow.” So states the Beijing Declaration, agreed in 1995 at what was hailed as an extraordinary step forward for gender equality.  On 1st October 2020, world leaders will gather at a high-level meeting during the UN General Assembly to commemorate the day the landmark declaration was signed, and show leadership on the roadmap is set out. A girl born on this day a quarter of a century ago, would today be a young woman, celebrating her 25th birthday.  If she lived in one of the 90+ countries where woman…
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