Urgent calls to end sexual violence dominate Girl Child's day

An estimated 19,230 teenage girls were reported pregnant in the year leading up to the study (2023), highlighting the ongoing issue of teenage pregnancy and its impact on girls' education. [iStockphoto]

As the world celebrated this year's International Day of the Girl Child on Friday, girls and women find themselves at the intersection of multiple global crises.

Climate change threatens not only their physical environment and wellbeing, but also their access to education and economic opportunities.