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Adolescent Girls - Cornerstone of Society: Building Evidence and Policies for Inclusive Societies
The New School, New York, USA
Positioning adolescent girls at the center of the research and policy agenda, the general objectives of the conference will be to:
- Consider the gendered impact of the following four major development challenges: demographic trends, the global economic crises, the impact of climate change, and the use of new information and communication technology (ICT); and explore both the risks and opportunities they represent to adolescent girls;
- Review existing policies affecting adolescent girls, with the aim of identifying effective approaches;
- Showcase lessons learned as well as opportunities for addressing knowledge gaps;
- Provide a platform for mobilizing partnerships towards advocacy efforts around the gender and human rights agenda.