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Critical protection risks persist for migrant children waiting…

Migrant children face violence, exploitation, and mental health challenges while waiting to cross the Darien Gap, according to a Plan International needs assessment. The lack of basic resources,…

Bill approved ending child marriage in Colombia

Plan International celebrates approval of landmark bill, raising the minimum age for marriage from 14 to 18 in Colombia.

Hunger Catastrophe Devastates Haiti

Plan International warns that 6,000 people in Haiti, including children, face catastrophic hunger and livelihood collapse at IPC Phase 5.

Business leaders from Latin America gather in Mexico to reaffirm…

The Regional Philanthropy Council is Plan International's new strategic commitment to strengthen support and fundraising aimed at empowering the opportunities and rights of girls and adolescents.…

Spike in Violence Feared for Children in Haiti as International…

Humanitarian organizations warn of increasing violence against children in Haiti in the face of the deployment of international forces, calling for urgent measures to protect the country's children…

Haiti violence heightens children’s emotional stress

International support is required to support children’s mental health as violence in Haiti takes an increasingly heavy toll.

Gang violence in Haiti puts girls at risk

Haiti’s gang crisis is placing girls at risk of hunger, gender-based violence and recruitment by armed gangs, according to a new study.

Statement: Navigating the unprecedented migration crisis in…

An urgent call for international protection and humanitarian assistance in the region.

Refugee and migrant girls need protection in Mexico

Girls, adolescents and their families are disproportionately affected in this crisis, facing multiple dangers and untold suffering, often in their home countries and also during their journey,…

Education remains a challenge for Venezuelan migrant and refugee…

In the case of migrant and refugee girls and adolescent girls, the gender-based violence to which they are exposed also has a detrimental effect on their education, forcing them to drop out…

On world menstrual health day, worsening humanitarian crisis…

For 13-year-old Sofiana, who lives in Hait’s South East department, the hunger crisis has meant that managing her period has become increasingly tough. "I sometimes find it difficult to buy…

Thousands of children affected by rains and floods in Peru …

Torrential rains and flooding across the country have left more than 517,000 people in need of humanitarian assistance