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International Day of the Girl Child 2025 Observed on 11th October Highlighting Girls’ Leadership During Crises.

Important Days | Dated: 14 Oct 2025

The United Nations (UN) International Day of the Girl Child (IDGC) is observed globally on October 11 each year to highlight the challenges faced by girls and promote their empowerment, leadership, and human rights. The 2025 theme focuses on girls leading change during crises: “The girl I am, the change I lead: Girls on the frontlines of crisis.”

🎯 Key Highlights:

  • - The 2025 theme emphasizes the resilience, leadership, and advocacy of girls who are at the forefront of crises, ensuring their rights, well-being, and voices are recognized and acted upon.
  • - The concept of IDGC traces back to 1995 at the Beijing World Conference on Women, where the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action (BPfA) was adopted to specifically promote girls’ rights alongside women’s rights. On December 19, 2011, the UN General Assembly (UNGA) passed Resolution A/RES/66/170, officially declaring October 11 as the International Day of the Girl Child.
  • - The day was first observed on 11 October 2012, marking the global recognition of girls’ rights and the need for gender equality initiatives targeting adolescent girls.

💡 Other Important Facts:

  • (i) Globally, 133 million girls are out of school, and nearly 4 in 10 do not complete upper secondary education. Girls aged 15–19 are disproportionately out of education, employment, or training, highlighting persistent gender disparities.
  • (ii) About 1 in 4 ever-married adolescent girls have experienced intimate partner violence, and over one-third of teens believe domestic violence is sometimes justified. The prevalence of underweight girls aged 10–19 has only slightly declined over the past 30 years (from 10% to 8%).
  • (iii) With just five years left until 2030, no country has met even half of the 16 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) critical to adolescent girls’ well-being.

📚 Test Your Knowledge:

Recently, when is the International Day of the Girl Child observed globally each year?

Correct Answer: October 11

🚀 Quick Recap:

About United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)

  • Executive Director(ED) : Catherine Russell
  • Headquarters : New York, the United States of America (USA)