On Thursday February 16, Miss Liberia in the US Ro Pauline K. Doe arrived in New York City to attend a UN Conference on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination and Violence against the Girl Child. The United Nations Organization established in 1945, serves to maintain international peace and security; to develop friendly relations among nations; to cooperate in solving international economic, social, cultural and humanitarian problems and in promoting respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms; and to be a centre for harmonizing the actions of nations in attaining these ends. On Thursday a group of international panelist met in the halls of the UN discussed the topic "Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination and Violence against the Girl Child.
The UN Sponsor for the Confrence was the Department of Economic and Affairs. Other Sponsor included the Division for the Advancement of Women and the NGO Committee on the Commission on the Status of Women Activities. Presentations were conducted by NGO and DAW panelists and followed by a general discussion.
The conference served as part of a ongoing mentoring program for the Liberian Queen to immerse herself and to become familar with various world issues.
The upon reasearch and attending the conference she was infomed of various forms of Discrimation and violences amongst female children around the world. Among these were
- Early Marriage/ Child Marriage
- Female Genital Mutilation
- Vulnerable girls in industuralized countries
- female foeticide (the practice of aborting female fetuses)
- Child Labour
- Child Sexual Abuse
- Girls in Prisons
After the confrence I had an opportunity to catch up with Ro-Pauline and ask her about her thoughts on the confrence. "After the conference I realized how important role of being Miss Liberia in the US really is. In many places around the world many girls are not getting the type of education, exposure or mentoring needed to improve their standard of living. This holds true for my homeland Liberia. After leaving this confrence, I am even more determined serve as a positive role model Liberian girls here in the US and back home."
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