Her Majesty the Queen of the Belgians gives pivotal speech on girls in crisis

Article Date

17 March 2015

Article Author

Erin Kelly

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Anne McPherson

Vice President, Global Communications email [email protected]

On March 6th, ahead of International Women’s Day, Her Majesty the Queen of the Belgians delivered the keynote address at ICRW’s “Girls in Crisis” event.

Her Majesty spoke about her passion for protecting girls and young women, who face a host of unique barriers to their development and how the global community, including researchers, the media, program implementers and policy-makers, must come together to protect girls today and empower them to be tomorrow peacebuilders and leaders.

Watch Her Majesty’s keynote address: