Photo by Nicole Toutounji - UNICEF/HQ98-054 |
Mission Statement
The Working Group on Girls (WGG) and its InternationalNetwork for Girls (INfG) are dedicated to promoting the rights of girls in all areas and stages of their lives,advancing the rights and status of girls and assisting them to develop their full potential as women.
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| The activities of the WGG and the INfG support the following aims: |
- Ensure that national governments implement, through policy statements, program development, and resource allocatio
n the commitments to girls’ rights made through international agreements;
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Advocate for the ongoing inclusion and development of girls’ rights in the work of the United Nation systems and structures and in international agreements;
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Promote the active participation of girls as agents of change in their own lives, families, communities and societies.
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Photo by Josh Estey - UNICEF/HQ05-0324 |
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Photo by Giacomo Pirozzi - UNICEF/HQ98-0542 |
| "The futures of girls and women are tied together. Girls cannot advance without the advancement of women and no improvement in the lives of women will be sustained unless girls are given the tools and opportunity to reach their potential. For they are the women of tomorrow."
Hillary Rodham Clinton,
Foreword to"Clearing a path for Girls" (a Working Groups on Girls Report)
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See Our February Newsletter
3/1/2009 - Please see our new newsletter which highlights information for Commission on the Status of Women meeting.
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Commission on the Status of Women Meeting
2/16/2009 - See information about the next meeting of the Commission on the Status of Women Meeting. Click here.
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See Our New Logo!
2/3/2009 - We are very proud to use our new logo.
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Looking for the CSW 51 Tool Kit?
7/13/2008 - We have information about the ongoing work of the CSW51 follow up in several languages here.
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