Inter’l Day Of Girl Child Observed In Countries Where Rampant Discriminations Happen Against Girls

Mariam Ahmed, 10, center, listens to a teacher, unseen, in a classroom on the first International Day of the Girl Child, in Sanaa, Yemen, Thursday, Oct. 11, 2012. The U.N. has declared October 11th as the International Day of the Girl Child. Girls face double discrimination due to their gender and age, and are the most marginalized and discriminated group across the globe. <AP Photo/Hani Mohammed>

A Pakistani student writes on a blackboard attached on a wall, during a match class at the EHD Foundation School, on the first International Day of the Girl Child, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, Oct. 11, 2012. <AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen>

Two Indian girls react to the camera as they play on a street outside their roadside shanty, on International Day of the Girl Child in Hyderabad, India, Thursday, Oct. 11, 2012. In India, where there are 914 girls under age 6 for every 1,000 boys, discrimination happens through abortions of female fetuses and sheer neglect of young girls, despite years of high-profile campaigns to address the issue. Every few years, federal and state governments announce new incentives, from free meals to free education, to encourage people to take care of their girls. <AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.>

A girl hawks soft drinks at a bus park, on the first International Day of the Girl Child, in Lagos, Nigeria, Thursday, Oct. 11, 2012. The UN declared October 11 as the International Day of the Girl Child, to recognize girls’ rights and the unique challenges girls face around the world. <AP Photo/Sunday Alamba>

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