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Girls count: a global investment & action agenda (pdf 1.7 mb)

This report is about why and how to put girls at the center of development. It is about how the health of economies and families depends on protecting the rights of and fostering opportunities for today's girls. It is about how far girls in many developing countries have come-but how far we remain from a world in which girls' rights are respected.

This report makes a number of recommendations for governments, donor agencies, NGOs, and private employers - actions that can help to ensure girls in developing countries are well prepared to engage in economic activity and to assume roles in marriage, motherhood, and community leadership.

 

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