UNICEF: UN task force "Girl Power and Potential"

NEW YORK, USA, 6 March 2009 Leaders from seven international organizations converged for a 'Girl Power and Potential' reception this week in New York. The event featured a panel of speakers outlining the strategies and goals of the United Nations Interagency Task Force on Adolescent Girls.

Founded in 2007 in partnership with the UN Foundation, the task force represents the combined forces of UNICEF, the UN Population Fund, the International Labour Organization, the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, the UN Development Fund for Women and the World Health Organization.

This collaborative initiative aims to help achieve the Millennium Development Goals by targeting disenfranchised adolescent girls in developing countries.

In this video, Mayan activist Marcia Azucena Yat Jor, 18, describes her role as a youth mentor with the Abriendo Oportunidades programme in Guatemala.

To read the full story, visit http://www.unicef.org/policyanalysis/index_48500.html

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