<Tr> <Th> Frequency </Th> <Td> annual </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> First time </Th> <Td> 11 October 2012 </Td> </Tr> <P> International Day of the Girl Child is an international observance day declared by the United Nations; it is also called the Day of the Girl and the International Day of the Girl . October 11, 2012, was the first Day of the Girl . The observation supports more opportunity for girls and increases awareness of gender inequality faced by girls worldwide based upon their gender . This inequality includes areas such as access to education, nutrition, legal rights, medical care, and protection from discrimination, violence against women and unfree child marriage . The celebration of the day also "reflects the successful emergence of girls and young women as a distinct cohort in development policy, programming, campaigning and research ." </P> <P> International Day of the Girl Child increases awareness of issues faced by girls around the world . Many global development plans do not include or consider girls, and their issues become "invisible ." More than 62 million girls around the world have no access to education . Worldwide and collectively, girls ages 5 to 14 spend more than 160 million hours more on household chores than boys of the same age do . Globally, one in four girls are married before age 18 . On October 11, 2016, Emma Watson, who is also the United Nations Women's Goodwill Ambassador, urged countries and families worldwide to end child marriage . Many girls around the world are vulnerable to acts of sexual violence and the perpetrators often go unpunished . </P>

When did international day of the girl start