Murcia City Council has joined today the International Day of the Girl Child, declared by the General Assembly of the United Nations to recognize the rights of girls and exceptional challenges they face worldwide.
Thus, Annex Building facade, Plaza Belluga, has been dyed pink tonight, seconding the initiative of the organization in defense of the rights of children, Plan International.
Murcia joins 21 other Spanish cities that will illuminate its most emblematic buildings.
The Department of Public Works, who heads Roque Ortiz, has been responsible for taking appropriate action to change the image of the front of the municipal building, supporting a campaign to defend the right also have girls going to school for steps a quality education that allows them to break the cycle of discrimination and poverty and contribute to the development of a more equitable society.
With the City of Murcia, they were lit simultaneously other unique buildings such as the Palacio de Cibeles in Madrid, Palacio de la Magdalena in Santander, Cathedral of Palma de Mallorca, Puerta de Alcantara in Toledo, the Hanging Houses of Cuenca or the Campoamor Theatre in Oviedo, among others.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia