It is no more news that the American first lady, MELANIA TRUMP was a super model and was onetime signed with the Trump modelling agency. Sequel to her experience as a successful model in the fashion and entertainment industry, she proves to be optimally aware of all challenges faced by the female gender in America and the globally in general. In recent times, news reaching us from our Whitehouse correspondent detailed that the first lady has been verily active and confirmed positive in making sure her office represents the interest and tackle the challenges of all American Female Population( AFP), HIV/AIDS amongst others.
The National Bureau of Statistics(NBS) has it that there are about 1.8 billion young people in the world today predominantly female, adolescent and young women, majority of which live in developing countries.
As the global community rallied to adopt the sustainable development goals 2030 last month at the 2018 United Nations General Assembly, the US government made several exciting announcements with positive impacts as forwarded by the first lady Melania Trump.
On Monday 13th May, National Security Adviser (NSA) Susan E. Rice announced bold new HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment targets established by the us president's emergency plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR).
At every stage of development, girls are more likely than boys to confront a progression of disadvantages associated with violence and discrimination. Even with decades of laws, treaties, conferences, and resolutions at the local, national, regional and international levels, these difficulties accompanying being young and feminine, condemn millions of girls to the sidelines of the society. There, girls remain mostly invisible, their human rights habitually abused and violated, and their welfare trailing behind that of boys.
It has been factual in recent times that girls account for more than 80% of new HIV infections in adolescents in the worst hit countries with over 380,000,000 adolescent girls infected with HIV every year; in other words, 7,300,000 every week, more than 1,000,000 every day. Moreover, HIV/AIDS remains the leading cause of death for girls and women ages 15–45, around the world.
Tackling violence and discrimination faced by girls, and ensuring their access to the same basic opportunities as boys, is crucial to the realization of their basic human rights and achieving the UN’s “sustainable Development Goals 2030.”