Today’s homepage recognizes the International Day of the Girl, a UN-sponsored event to raise awareness about the 1.1 billion girls in the world, the unique challenges they face, and what the future could promise if they’re empowered to overcome those challenges. That future is a bright one. Research from UN Women indicates that when girls are provided an education, the rate of child marriage is reduced, as well as rates of disease. When women work, economies grow. And when the share of household income controlled by women increases, children benefit. It’s all the more reason to invest in education and equality for women and girls around the world.
1.1 billion opportunities for a better world
Today in History
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Cherry blossoms in Shanghai, China
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Did it see its shadow?
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Life goes on at the Beatles Ashram
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International Day for Biosphere Reserves
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Porto Timoni beach, Greece
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Party like it’s 5779
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Papa was a flightless bird
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Tortula moss, Netherlands
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A whale of a picture
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Go climb a tree
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The circular castle of Cornwall
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Bask in the glow—It s World Turtle Day
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Skyscraper Day
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Extraterrestrial Culture Day
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In the footsteps of Leopold Bloom
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D-Day remembered
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Mekong River Delta, Long An, Vietnam
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International Moon Day
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Diwali lights in Guwahati, India
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Dark Sky Week
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A day to take a moment
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That s quite a schnoz, baby tapir
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A memorial in Germany
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The Bahamas as seen from the ISS
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The Zugspitze: Germany s highest point
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Pascua Florida Day
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Red Planet Day
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Here there be dragons
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‘You should see the one that got away!’
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Sea fireflies at the seashore