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UN fund launches #AfghanGirlsVoices campaign

15 Aug 2023 06:06pm
Afghan burqa-clad women receive food from foreign aid in Kandahar on August 10, 2023. (Photo by Sanaullah SEIAM / AFP)
Afghan burqa-clad women receive food from foreign aid in Kandahar on August 10, 2023. (Photo by Sanaullah SEIAM / AFP)
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NEW YORK - The UN's Education Cannot Wait (ECW) fund initiated on Tuesday a campaign to increase awareness about the education rights of Afghan girls, reported Xinhua.

The campaign was developed in collaboration with ECW Global Champion Somaya Faruqi, former captain of the Afghan Girls' Robotic Team, with compelling artwork by a young Afghan female artist.

"The international community must hear this poignant call from the heart from Afghan girls and young women, and mobilise in greater numbers and with renewed strength of purpose to condemn the violation of their rights," said UN Special Envoy for Global Education and chair of ECW's High-Level Steering Group, Gordon Brown.

Additionally, the campaign's timing will elevate the voices of Afghan girls onto the global stage as world leaders gather at the UN General Assembly in New York for the Sustainable Development Goals Summit on Sept 18 to 19.
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The ECW fund is dedicated to supporting children's education in emergencies and prolonged crises. - Bernama/Xinhua

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