Necessity to Invest in the Welfare of the 10‑Year‑Old Girls: United Nations Population Fund

The current demographic estimates suggest that out of the 125 million 10-year-olds around the world, close to 90% are living in less developed nations, where poverty is rampant, and they have to deal with extremely challenging situations to be healthy, get educated, and eventually meet their total potential. Moreover, 48% of the total 10-year-olds are girls, and in excess of 50% of these girls are living in settings with gender inequality, due to which they have to face different forms of barriers either for their basic rights (such as education and health) or their vocational scope. As far as the involvement of these girls in household work is concerned, they not only work twice the amount of time as compared with their boy counterparts but also often are unpaid, which again is a serious concern.