Editor's note: October 11 marks the 10th anniversary of International Day of the Girl, a celebration hosted by the Girls' Task Force and delegations from Canada, Peru, Turkey and UN Women at UN Headquarters.

Robert Rae, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Canada to the United Nations

Feridun Hadi Sinirlioğlu Permanent Representative of Turkey to the United Nations

Under-Secretary-General and UN Women Executive Director Simma Bahus   David Pedroza  representative from the Permanent Mission of Peru to the UN

 Karin Hulshof UNICEF Deputy Executive Director

This year marks the 10th annual celebration of the International Day of the Girl Child, calling for a retrospective on the progress made for girls’ rights, listening to girls’ continued demands for change, and a push for further accountability for girls’ rights. 

 Richard Arbeiter Ambassador Deputy Permanent Representative of Canada to the United  Nations

The Working Group on Girls seeks to listen to girls to hear what they need and to partner with them and key stakeholders in finding sustainable solutions to issues that they face and ensure their rights are upheld. This year, in recognition of the existing and growing gaps in the fulfillment of girls’ rights, including losses in girls’ access to education during the COVID-19 pandemic, and in light of commitments made to girls for the Generation Equality Forum, our International Day of the Girl focus will be “IDG+10: Mind the Gap- Girls’ Rights Now!”