MPs support International Day of the Girl

Labour MP Graeme Morrice has launched an Early Day Motion in parliament, supporting official recognition of the International Day of the Girl.

This comes after an extensive campaign by Plan to establish a dedicated day highlighting the rights and accomplishments of girls around the world.

The motion also suggests that the House “recognises the link between girls' education and poverty; acknowledges that 70 per cent of those in poverty worldwide are female; notes that one in three girls around the world is denied an education as a result of poverty, conflict or discrimination; and supports Plan's Because I Am A Girl campaign which aims to help girls reach their full potential.”

“The Day of the Girl will make girls feel respected, recognised and their contributions valued in society,” says Lil Shira from Cameroon, member of a Plan-supported delegation of girls at the UN’s Commission on the Status of Women.

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