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Five children killed in their homes as deadly airstrikes hit…

Plan International is deeply saddened by the devastating loss of life following the drone and missile strikes on Kyiv in the early hours of July 31, 2025. The consequences for children and their…
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Plan International calls for protection of humanitarian spaces…

Plan International stands in solidarity with our partner organisation, Save Youth Future Society whose field office in Gaza was forcibly entered and temporarily occupied by Israeli forces on…
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“We have a short window to save as many lives as possible”…

Israel have agreed to pause military operations for 10 a hours day in 3 populated areas of Gaza to allow the UN and humanitarian organisations to deliver food and medicine to people "until further…
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As mass starvation spreads across Gaza, our colleagues and those…

A joint statement from more than 100 organisations, sounding the alarm to allow life-saving aid into Gaza.
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‘If she doesn’t protect herself, nobody else will’…

New study reveals more than half of teenage girls believe male violence is natural and it is their responsiblity to protect themselves.
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“It is not remotely humanitarian” – Plan International…

Plan International fully opposes the reports of an Israeli planned camp in Gaza which has been described as a ‘humanitarian city’ for Palestinians, warning it could not be further from a…
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Children starve as famine risk persists in Sudan   

The international community must urgently support a peaceful resolution to the Sudan conflict which is expected to worsen the already high levels of hunger.
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Gaza: Starvation or gunfire – this is not a humanitarian…

160+ NGOs call for immediate action to end the deadly Israeli distribution scheme in Gaza, revert to the existing UN-led coordination mechanisms, and lift the Israeli government’s blockade…
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Plan International welcomes truce in El Fasher

A 7-day truce is announced in El Fasher, North Darfur. This temporary truce must act as the first step towards a sustained ceasefire across Sudan.
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Students in Sudan must be protected as they prepare to sit their…

Students in Sudan must be able to sit their national exams safely this week, regardless of where they are situated.
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Humanitarian convoy attack is a violation of International Humanitarian…

The attack on a joint UN humanitarian convoy in North Darfur will have grave consequences for hundreds of thousands of civilians, many of them children.
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Israeli aid blockade hits three-month mark as children starve…

The Israeli aid blockade has directly led to children dying of starvation and prevents people from accessing vital healthcare. An immediate end to the blockade is needed now to save lives. …
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