International Day Of The Girl Child can be described as the brainchild of the World Conference on Women.
In 1995, at the conference in Beijing, it was decided that such a day should be dedicated to the growth of girls around the world.
As a result, countries unanimously adopted the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action.
This made the declaration the first of its kind; in that, it separated the girl child from the umbrella of women and acknowledged their specific needs.
Observed on October 11, the day focuses on the rights, safety and education of girls.
The core objective is to make girls an active part of the progress of the world.
As part of the celebration, a theme is selected to highlight the need of the hour.
According to NDTV, this year, the theme has been set as “Digital generation. Our generation,” acknowledging the growing digital world and how a digital gap can also widen the gender gap.
