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奥巴马每周演讲视频 ok3w_ads(“s004”); ok3w_ads(“s005”); 篇一：美国总统奥巴马每周演讲2015 美国总统奥巴马每周演讲2015.03.07 国际妇女节讲话：让女孩子都上学 Weekly Address: Let Girls Learn WASHINGTON, DC — In this weeks address, the President discussed an issue close to his heart: education for adolescent girls around the world. Earlier this week, he and the First Lady announced ―Let Girls Learn,‖ a whole of government initiative that will build on investments we have made and successes we have achieved in global primary school education, and expand them to help adolescent girls complete their education and pursue their broader aspirations. 62 million girls around the world – half of whom are adolescent – are not in school and therefore have diminished economic opportunities. Yet when a girl receives a quality education, she is more likely to earn a decent living, raise a healthy, educated family, and improve the quality of life for herself, her family, and her community. That?s why the President and First Lady have made addressing this problem a priority because every girl has so much to offer to the world, and no girl should be denied her chance to learn. Hi, everybody. Sunday is International Women?s Day -- a day to celebrate remarkable women and girls worldwide, and to re-dedicate ourselves to defending the fundamental rights and dignity of all people. That?s why, this week, Michelle and I launched a new initiative on a topic that?s close to both our hearts: girls? education. It?s called ―Let Girls Learn.‖ And its goal is to help more girls around the world go to school and stay in school. Right now, 62 million girls who should be in school, are not. And that’s not an accident. It’s the direct result of barriers, large and small, that stand in the way of girls who want to learn. Maybe their families can?t afford the school fees. Maybe the risk of being hurt or kidnapped or even killed by men who will do anything to stop girls from learning is just too great. Or maybe they aren?t in school because the