Presidential Document2022-22534
International Day of the Girl, 2022
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October 14, 2022
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October 11, 2022
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 198 (Friday, October 14, 2022)]
[Presidential Documents]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-22534]
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Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 198 / Friday, October 14, 2022 /
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Proclamation 10475 of October 11, 2022
International Day of the Girl, 2022
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
Ten years ago, on the first International Day of the
Girl, the United States joined nations around the world
to recognize the challenges that girls face and commit
to expanding opportunity and equality for them in every
part of the globe. Today, on this 10th anniversary, we
know that when girls are empowered to dream big and
reach their full potential, the possibilities for our
world are limitless. From combating the climate crisis
and standing up for human rights to fighting for
equitable access to education, health care, and
opportunity, girls are strengthening democracies,
powering economies, and enriching communities
everywhere.
Despite their dynamic potential, we must also recognize
on this day that girls continue to face significant
challenges in the United States and around the world.
Hunger, homelessness, and lack of access to adequate
health care and educational opportunities threaten
their health and wellbeing and create barriers to their
full and equal participation in society.
Both at home and abroad, gender-based violence
compromises their safety--from child sexual abuse and
exploitation to female genital cutting and child
marriage. The direct and indirect impacts of gender-
based violence and the effect they have on girls'
potential and opportunity reinforce our commitment to
building a world where all people can live free from
violence or intimidation.
That is why my Administration has prioritized unlocking
doors of opportunity and delivering the full measure of
equity and dignity due to all girls. At home, we are
championing equitable access to education, equal pay,
and access to jobs and job training so that when girls
grow up, they can choose their own path and lead the
workforce of the future. We are taking action to expand
girls' access to health care, which is critical to
supporting their success. I am committed to addressing
gender-based violence wherever it occurs--online, in
school, at work, or at home--which is why I am proud to
have reauthorized and strengthened the Violence Against
Women Act. And by supporting LGBTQI+ rights across this
Nation, I affirm that everyone deserves respect,
protection, and belonging.
My Administration's commitment to empowering girls
extends beyond our borders. The United States is
supporting equitable access to health care by providing
lifesaving HIV treatment to over 19 million people
worldwide. We reached over two million adolescent girls
and young women just last year. We have committed to
improving access to education and learning for 15
million girls and young women by 2025. And we are
committed to ending the scourge of gender-based
violence globally--particularly in conflict zones, in
humanitarian and refugee contexts, and in the aftermath
of natural disasters where women and girls face
distinct vulnerabilities.
My Administration is also investing in education and
programs to advance economic security for women and
girls globally, including by pledging $50 million to
the World Bank's Global Childcare Incentive Fund and
calling on the Congress to provide $200 million for the
Gender Equity and Equality Action Fund to support
women's economic participation. I will continue to
speak out for women and girls around the globe,
including in Iran,
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where brave young women are demonstrating to secure
their basic rights, and I have called on the Congress
to double funding for programs that promote gender
equality worldwide.
When girls break barriers, they blaze trails for the
generations that follow. Investing in their health,
safety, education, and economic security moves us
closer to building more just, equitable societies and
flourishing democracies. It helps us develop leaders
across sectors and enables us to create a strong
workforce that is ready to meet the challenges and
opportunities ahead. Together, we can prepare the next
dreamers and doers to shape a new and better future for
us all.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of
the United States of America, by virtue of the
authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws
of the United States, do hereby proclaim October 11,
2022, as International Day of the Girl. I call upon the
people of the United States to observe this day with
programs, ceremonies, and activities that advance
equality and opportunity for girls everywhere.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this
eleventh day of October, in the year of our Lord two
thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the
United States of America the two hundred and forty-
seventh.
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