Nigeria’s First Lady, Aisha Buhari as well as other First Ladies like Chantal Biya of Cameroon, wife of the Secretary-General of the United Nations Yoo Soon-taek and more attended Michelle Obama‘s “Global Girls Empowerment” event held at Broadway’s Jacobs Theater on September 19, 2016 in New York City...
Aisha Buhari & Michelle Obama
The U.S First Lady spoke to fellow first ladies, students and guests at the event.
The event, called the United Nations General Assembly at Broadway’s Jacobs Theater, showcased performances by The Color Purple, Waitress, Beautiful, and Wicked.
“Late Show” host Stephen Colbert emceed the show.
The purpose of the event was to continue
to raise awareness for the Let Girls Learn initiative, launched by
President Obama and First Lady in March 2015, to help adolescent girls
around the world go to school and stay in school.
Sharing updates from the event,
Nigeria’s First Lady Aisha Buhari stated on social media: “Michelle
Obama has promised to continue to push for the rights of women and
teenage girls around the world, even after she has left the White
House.”
According to Michelle Obama, “More than
62 million girls around the world are counting on us to be their voice
and I intend to continue speaking out on their behalf — not just for the
rest of my time as first lady but for the rest of my life. And I hope
that you all will join me.”
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