Sangam University Bhilwara Salutes Nobel Peace Laureates to Celebrate International Day of the Girl Child

Bhilwara, India, October 12, 2014 (Newswire.com) - On December 19, 2011, the United Nations General Assembly adopted Resolution 66/170 to declare 11 October as the International Day of the Girl Child, to recognize girls’ rights and the unique challenges girls face around the world. In recognition of the importance of investing in and empowering girls during adolescence and preventing and eliminating the various forms of violence they experience, the theme for 2014 is Empowering Adolescent Girls: Ending the Cycle of Violence.

Building on the United Nations Secretary-General’s UNiTE to End Violence against Women campaign, every nation must look at the opportunities initiatives such as Education for All and the global movement to end child marriage provide to empower adolescent girls and must ensure that they are protected from harm, are supported by family and friends, and are able to act in their own interest.

To mark the occasion, Sangam University Bhilwara Rajasthan took pride in saluting the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize winners Malala Yousafzai of Pakistan and Kailash Satyarthi of India. Keeping in mind the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon message for the day - "On this International Day of the Girl Child, I call on all governments to take action to end all forms of violence against girls in all parts of the world. Together, we must create a world where violence against women and girls is never tolerated and girls are always empowered to reach their full potential ", the faculty and students of Sangam University took a vow to save the girl child and also stop the evil of child marriage.

On this occasion, Sangam University reaffirms its commitment to end the scourge of violence against adolescent girls and to promote their empowerment by investing in adolescent girls to equip them with skills, confidence, and life options: through family, schools, technical and vocational education and training, and health, social and economic support systems.