Ready to Play Like a Lion!? If you're ready to take the steps towards a more resilient future for our children, sign up for our newsletter to get the latest news on the work of OneGoal, the Sustainable Development Goals, the Alliance for Early Success, and all of our other initiatives. You can follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn. The INASP blog is the place for lively debate, insight, and inspiration for a changing world. Get involved, join in. Visit onegoal.org/blog for more details. Read our blog on: You are here: International Day of the Girl Child Today From a global perspective, the world has achieved incredible progress in advancing the rights, status, and health of girls and women. This year’s International Day of the Girl Child celebrates the first time we are at a meeting of the UN General Assembly to discuss the situation of girls and women. The meeting marks an important milestone for ending female genital mutilation (FGM) and forced marriage, two human rights abuses that, despite their global prevalence, have been insufficiently highlighted, understood, and tackled. FGM affects over 200 million girls and women globally—with more than 3 million girls estimated to undergo the practice each year. It is also a reminder that we have much more to do to promote gender equality. Data from the United Nations, which will be presented at the assembly, shows that fewer than one in three of all governments are taking action