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11 October – International Day of the Girl

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‘Being a girl shouldn’t determine what you can do, where you can go or who you can become. But right now, that is the reality for millions of girls across the world. Too many are being left behind, confronted by extreme challenges that deny girls their rights, restrict their choices and limit their futures’ (UNICEF)



Access the UNESCO HerAtlas site. Click on any country on the interactive world map to find out about 12 key indicators of legal progress toward gender equality in education.



Growing up in poverty weakens later health. In unit 7 of Develop Your English: with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals you can read about the global Multidimensional Poverty Index, and the life of Mari, a young girl from Ecuador.

Oct 12

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