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Safeguarding children during food crisis response in South Sudan…

Safeguarding children and young people is a vital part of crisis response. Child protection helpdesks at food distribution points can help keep children in Pibor safe, blogs Shreeram KC.
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Activists call for education funding and real partnerships

We demand that young people are meaningfully engaged with decision-makers and intergenerational dialogues on education, blogs Nnenna Onwuka of Transform Education.
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It’s time to strengthen gender focus in humanitarian action…

The humanitarian system is at a critical juncture. As the new humanitarian chief assumes his position, Plan International is calling on him to raise the ambition of the humanitarian sector on…
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Move over ‘femtech’, we need equality tech

Feminist technology must go beyond responding to girls' needs, suggest Nora Lindstrom, Senior Lead for Digital Programmes and Nikita Shrubsole, Influencing and Digital Policy and Advocacy Officer.…
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Girls, women and children bear the brunt of the food crisis…

More than half of South Sudan’s population will suffer acute food shortages this year according to UN predictions. Families say this year is the most severe period of hunger in living memory,…
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How we got child marriage banned in Dominican Republic

We knew that girls were dropping out of school and becoming pregnant far too young but society didn't see child marriage as an issue. Here's how Plan International made it everyone's problem…
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Inclusive quality education: key to climate and gender justice…

Inclusive gender-responsive education is fundamental for progress towards climate and gender justice. 
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How youth groups can claim power digitally during COVID-19

COVID-19 has smashed the status quo: young people must now raise their voices in digital decision-making spaces.
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How girls are taking the lead during COVID-19

The world has been turned upside down by the COVID-19 crisis but in these unprecedented times, we have once again been shown who runs the world… girls!
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COVID-19: How cash transfers can save lives and livelihoods

Protecting livelihoods can save lives during COVID-19 response, blogs Cash Based Programme in Emergencies Specialist Syed Mohammed Aftab Alam.
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We must protect girls and women from the lasting economic impacts…

We rely on women during crises. Their commitment must be seen and rewarded, blogs Maria McLaughlin, Senior Policy and Advocacy Advisor for Economic Empowerment.
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Time for Change: COVID-19, Connectivity and Equality

As societies go into lockdown, girls and women are more vulnerable than ever to damaging exclusion. Connectivity is a right and a vital lifeline for millions. 
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