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In celebration of International Day of the Girl, Luz Diana Mamani Tarapa, the lead actress of the acclaimed Peruvian film Yana-Wara, joined UNESCO to deliver an emotional message to the girls of Peru, encouraging them to turn their dreams into reality. In her heartfelt video, she urged girls to stand up for their rights, in line with the Declaration on Future Generations of the .

This year, UNESCO commemorates the day under the theme "The Future Vision of Girls." The celebration focuses on empowering girls, amplifying their voices, and ensuring that their ideas and actions are taken into account in the creation of strategies and policies that enable them to build a better future.

Luz Diana Mamani utilised UNESCO's social media platforms to share her message from Conduriri, in the province of El Collao, Puno, stating: "We still have to face many barriers in our path: discrimination, violence, lack of access to quality education, and the invisibility of our voices. Girls want to and can be defenders of our rights."

Through her performance in Yana-Wara, a film spoken in Aymara that depicts the life of a girl facing gender-based violence and its dire consequences, Luz Diana embodies the challenges that thousands of girls still face today, such as discrimination and violence. According to the Specialized System for Reporting Cases of School Violence (Síseve) of the Ministry of Education, 85,967 cases of physical, psychological, and sexual violence were reported between 2013 and 2024, with 51% directed at girls. Furthermore, according to the Ministry of Women and Vulnerable Populations, over 12,000 girls and adolescents aged 0 to 17 have been victims of sexual violence this year alone.

With the support of inspiring figures like Luz Diana Mamani, UNESCO reiterates its call for girls' voices to be heard and valued, ensuring that they can also feel safe in schools, families, and communities, contributing to a more equitable and just world.

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