International Day of the Girl Child (IDGC)
The International Day of the Girl Child (IDGC) which falls on 11 October is an outcome of resolution 66/170 adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on December 19, 2011, in recognition girls’ rights and unique challenges girls face around the world.
Bhutan joined the international community to observe the IDGC in 2013 on the theme “Innovating for Girls’ Educationâ€, with the National Commission for Women and Children (NCWC) collaborated with Babesa Primary School, Ministry of Education. In 2014, the NCWC along with the Chairperson of the NCWC joined Damphu Higher Secondary School staff and students to observe the IDGC, which focused on “Empowering Adolescent Girls: Ending the Cycle of Violenceâ€.
This year, with the theme for the IDGC set as “The Power of the Adolescent Girl: Vision for 2030†the program is to be observed at Khasadrapchu Middle Secondary School on October 11, 2015, for which Her Majesty the Queen Mother, Ashi Sangay Choden Wangchuck will grace the occassion as the Chief Guest.
All Updates
- Observation of IDEVAW
- World Children’s Day and Child Mandala
- 30th Anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child
- Voices of Children and Young People Child Helpline Data for 2017 & 2018
- Gender and climate change
- Wishing our humble Happy 64th Birth Anniversary Your Majesty
- Kicked off the Bhutan Women Parliamentary Caucus (BWPC)
- BWPC Orientation workshop Day 2
- Training of Trainers on Early Identification and Safe Referral on Child Protection
- International Day of the Girl Child Day "Girl Force: Unscripted and Unstoppable".
- Caregiver and adolescence group for Bhutan Pilot Project
- Consultancy Services to Conduct Assessment of the Implementation Progress of the Domestic Violence Prevention Act 2013.
- Gender-Nationally Determined Contributions Project in Bhutan
- Workshop on standardizing Case Management Forms
- Stakeholder consultation meeting on National Plan of Action on Gender Equality