Today is International Day of the Girl Child
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Today, Sunday, October 11, 2026
The International Day of the Girl Child is a United Nations observance marked on October 11. In 2026 it falls on Sunday, October 11. The UN General Assembly created it in A/RES/66/170 (19 December 2011); the first observance was 11 October 2012. It focuses on girls’ rights and is not International Women’s Day, not World Children’s Day, and not a U.S. federal holiday.
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