[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 198 (Friday, October 14, 2022)]
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                Proclamation 10475 of October 11, 2022

                
International Day of the Girl, 2022

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                Ten years ago, on the first International Day of the 
                Girl, the United States joined nations around the world 
                to recognize the challenges that girls face and commit 
                to expanding opportunity and equality for them in every 
                part of the globe. Today, on this 10th anniversary, we 
                know that when girls are empowered to dream big and 
                reach their full potential, the possibilities for our 
                world are limitless. From combating the climate crisis 
                and standing up for human rights to fighting for 
                equitable access to education, health care, and 
                opportunity, girls are strengthening democracies, 
                powering economies, and enriching communities 
                everywhere.

                Despite their dynamic potential, we must also recognize 
                on this day that girls continue to face significant 
                challenges in the United States and around the world. 
                Hunger, homelessness, and lack of access to adequate 
                health care and educational opportunities threaten 
                their health and wellbeing and create barriers to their 
                full and equal participation in society.

                Both at home and abroad, gender-based violence 
                compromises their safety--from child sexual abuse and 
                exploitation to female genital cutting and child 
                marriage. The direct and indirect impacts of gender-
                based violence and the effect they have on girls' 
                potential and opportunity reinforce our commitment to 
                building a world where all people can live free from 
                violence or intimidation.

                That is why my Administration has prioritized unlocking 
                doors of opportunity and delivering the full measure of 
                equity and dignity due to all girls. At home, we are 
                championing equitable access to education, equal pay, 
                and access to jobs and job training so that when girls 
                grow up, they can choose their own path and lead the 
                workforce of the future. We are taking action to expand 
                girls' access to health care, which is critical to 
                supporting their success. I am committed to addressing 
                gender-based violence wherever it occurs--online, in 
                school, at work, or at home--which is why I am proud to 
                have reauthorized and strengthened the Violence Against 
                Women Act. And by supporting LGBTQI+ rights across this 
                Nation, I affirm that everyone deserves respect, 
                protection, and belonging.

                My Administration's commitment to empowering girls 
                extends beyond our borders. The United States is 
                supporting equitable access to health care by providing 
                lifesaving HIV treatment to over 19 million people 
                worldwide. We reached over two million adolescent girls 
                and young women just last year. We have committed to 
                improving access to education and learning for 15 
                million girls and young women by 2025. And we are 
                committed to ending the scourge of gender-based 
                violence globally--particularly in conflict zones, in 
                humanitarian and refugee contexts, and in the aftermath 
                of natural disasters where women and girls face 
                distinct vulnerabilities.

                My Administration is also investing in education and 
                programs to advance economic security for women and 
                girls globally, including by pledging $50 million to 
                the World Bank's Global Childcare Incentive Fund and 
                calling on the Congress to provide $200 million for the 
                Gender Equity and Equality Action Fund to support 
                women's economic participation. I will continue to 
                speak out for women and girls around the globe, 
                including in Iran,

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                where brave young women are demonstrating to secure 
                their basic rights, and I have called on the Congress 
                to double funding for programs that promote gender 
                equality worldwide.

                When girls break barriers, they blaze trails for the 
                generations that follow. Investing in their health, 
                safety, education, and economic security moves us 
                closer to building more just, equitable societies and 
                flourishing democracies. It helps us develop leaders 
                across sectors and enables us to create a strong 
                workforce that is ready to meet the challenges and 
                opportunities ahead. Together, we can prepare the next 
                dreamers and doers to shape a new and better future for 
                us all.

                NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of 
                the United States of America, by virtue of the 
                authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws 
                of the United States, do hereby proclaim October 11, 
                2022, as International Day of the Girl. I call upon the 
                people of the United States to observe this day with 
                programs, ceremonies, and activities that advance 
                equality and opportunity for girls everywhere.

                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                eleventh day of October, in the year of our Lord two 
                thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the 
                United States of America the two hundred and forty-
                seventh.
                
                
                    (Presidential Sig.)

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