I spoke with the following persons regarding the girlchild:
Delegate from Namibia
Rosalia Nailongah Shatilwehr
National Coordinator
Women and Child Protection
Namibia Police
Ministry of Safety and Security
Promise: to make sure that the girlchild is on the agenda for the minister of Namibia
Cathleen
Press and Public Diplomacy for the US Permanent Representative for the UN
140 East 45th Street New York, New York
Not sure about the Convention on the Rights of the Child, but will make sure that Ambassador Susan Rice is made aware of the need to ratify this legislation by Congress
Nigerians
Amina I. Almadu
Lady in waiting for the First Lady (FRN)
Office of the First Lady
Presidential Villa
State House, Aso Rock
Abuja, Nigeria
Promise: Great information. She wanted her own copy of the materials and promised to give the minister her copies.
Azmain Kaleri Kolo
Hon Comm MInistry of Women Affairs
Damature—Holse State, Nigeria
Promise: thanks for the information and will promise to follow up with the minister who is also very much concerned about the topic of the girlchild as expressed in her report to the assembly/plenary today.
Shawnee Marie Daniels-Sykes, SSND, PhD
Assistant Professor Theology
Mount Mary College
Department of Theology
2900 North Menomonee River Parkway
Milwaukee, WI 53222