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World Humanitarian Day

On Aug. 19, the UN and many humanitarian aid organizations will celebrate World Humanitarian Day to recognize and honor the people who make sacrifices and endanger themselves to help others. 

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What You Didn't Know About: HIV/AIDS and Girls

The International AIDS Conference is this week in Washington, DC. Learn some important facts about the impact of HIV/AIDS on girls worldwide.

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What You Didn't Know About: Child Marriage

An important step in motivating people to raise their voices against child marriage is to educate them about the issue.  Here are some things you might not have known about child marriage.

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What You Didn't Know About: Being Counted

In honor of World Population Day today take a moment and recognize the importance of being counted.  There are six million adolescent girls between the ages of 10 and 19 counted in the world today, but not all those girls have the opportunity to achieve their dreams and make a difference.

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