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Plea for an end to hostilities in Southern Lebanon

Humanitarian agencies call for a stop to hostilities in Southern Lebanon as humanitarian needs escalate and hostilities enter the sixth month.
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Women and girls’ rights ‘precarious’ in Middle East and…

Contradictory laws and policy loopholes are perpetuating lifelong discrimination against girls and women in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, new analysis by Plan International…
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Children vulnerable to trauma and anxiety in wake of Beirut…

Thousands of children could be at risk of developing post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or anxiety following the Beirut explosion.
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Thousands of families in Beirut in need of humanitarian assistance…

Thousands of women and children in Beirut are in desperate need of food, water and other vital assistance in the wake of Tuesday’s explosion.
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Beirut explosion: we’re on the ground assessing children’s…

In wake of the huge explosion in Beirut on Tuesday evening, Plan International is working with partners in Lebanon to assess the damage and what support children, their families and communities…
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COVID-19: Girls in Lebanon left struggling for food, sanitary…

The pandemic is compounding the effects of Lebanon’s worst economic crisis in years as girls battle hunger and risk of violence.
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