International Day for Women and Girls of African Descent Marked on 25 July 2025.
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On 25 July 2025, the United Nations observed the International Day for Women and Girls of African Descent, an official UN-designated day first adopted via General Assembly Resolution 78/323 in August 2024. It recognizes the unique contributions and challenges of African-descended women and girls around the world.
- This observance aligns with the International Decade for People of African Descent (2025–2034) and seeks to raise global awareness about the intersecting discrimination based on race, gender, and socio-economic status. It underscores the importance of targeted policymaking to foster justice, dignity, and development.
- The day spotlights systemic inequalities faced by women and girls of African descent—limited access to education, healthcare, economic opportunities, and political representation—while celebrating their achievements across domains such as law, politics, culture, science, art, and activism.
Main Point :- (i) UN agencies and human rights institutions emphasize the need for disaggregated race and gender data, affirmative action, and protection of activists to dismantle historic biases and stereotypes. Empowerment programmes focused on leadership, education, and legal justice are highlighted as pathways to equity.
(ii) On this day, governments, NGOs, civil society, and communities organise events like conferences, cultural workshops, and panel discussions to elevate voices of African-descended women and girls, celebrate their resilience, and demand global commitment to end racism, sexism, xenophobia, and marginalization.
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