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Communique of The G(irls)20 Summit
We, the 21 delegates of the first ever G(irls)20 Summit, know that girls and women have the potential to play a pivotal role in building communities and countries and being catalysts for economic progress around the globe...
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Listed below are copies of the Communique in their respective languages. This list will be continuously updated.
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TORONTO, Ontario, Canada Twenty-one young women, one from each of the G20 nations and one from the African Union, will today present the Communiqué from the first-ever G(irls)20 Summit held in Toronto...
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Christy Turlington-Burns debuts her film No Woman, No Cry at G(irls)20 Summit
Thursday, June 17th is day two of the G(irls)20 Summit in Toronto. Today will feature a private screening of No Woman, No Cry, a documentary by first time director Christy Turlington-Burns...
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Inaugural G(irls)20 Summit Begins in Toronto
The positive impact of girls and women will be on the agenda this week as the G(irls)20 Summit takes centre stage in Toronto. Twenty one girls from the G20 nations and the African Union have come together to discuss how girls and women can help solve some of the world’s greatest challenges...
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Delegates Announced for First-Ever G(irls)20 Summit
PR Newswire - "Aeroplan is pleased to help bring together these young delegates from around the world to address such important issues as education, health and poverty," said Vince Timpano, President and CEO, Aeroplan...
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Trailer: No Woman No Cry
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Welcome Message From The Governor General
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Welcome Message From The Prime Minister
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The Girl Effect
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Coverage
City woman picked to discuss UN goals at G(irls) 20 Summit
Metro Canada - Ottawa - Canadian delegate Leah Stuart-Sheppard, 19, said it is exciting to be given the opportunity to network with other young women who share a goal of bettering the lives of girls and women around the world...
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Stronach aims to put girls, women on G20 agenda
CTV.ca - "When you see extreme poverty first-hand and you have a chance to talk to women and girls and mothers, you want to come back and do something about it," Stronach said...
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Christy Turlington Burns, Model and Filmmaker
The former supermodel goes behind the camera to direct and produce a new documentary about maternal health, hoping to raise awareness about the plight of pregnant women from around the world...
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Bringing girls into the global conversation
Ten days before the mostly male, mostly middle-aged leaders sit down to talk about economic recovery and financial reforms at the G20 Summit in Toronto, an all-female, all-teenager group will be meeting to brainstorm ways to improve the lives of girls and women around the world...
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