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South Sudan crisis forces girls out of school

Around 76% of primary school aged girls in South Sudan are not receiving an education because of the conflict and food crisis in the country. Their futures and safety are at risk as a result.…
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G7 leaders must fund ambitious girls’ education targets…

We welcome the Girls’ Education Declaration endorsed on Sunday but remain concerned that financial commitments do not go far enough to address the massive financing gap facing the education…
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Digital solutions key to ending child marriage in Asia

Digital tech could be the key to ending child marriage by 2030, according to new research conducted by Plan International in the Asia-Pacific region.
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Girls say education is area of life most affected by COVID-19…

Girls and young women have named education as the area of their lives most affected by COVID-19 in a study carried out in 14 countries.
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Plan International welcomes launch of G7 Girls’ Education…

After a year of unprecedented disruption to schooling, we are pleased to see that this G7 declaration includes clear political commitments to address the challenges faced by girls around the…
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Governments should give single day’s military spending to…

Aid organisations call on governments to give a single day’s military spending to fight hunger. Only 26 hours of global military spending is enough to cover the $5.5 billion needed to help…
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Distributing aid for flash flood survivors in Lembata, Indonesia…

Extreme weather including flash flooding, landslides, and tropical cyclones, has swept across Indonesia’s East Nusa Tenggara Province (NTT) since Saturday 3 April, and could have devastating…
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Mozambique: Plan International calls for end to attacks against…

According to reports, dozens of civilians have been killed in a siege in Palma, a town in the Cabo Delgado province of northern Mozambique.
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Solidarity with those affected by fires in Cox’s Bazar Rohingya…

We stand in solidarity with the 10,000 Rohingya refugee families affected by the massive fires in Kutapalong Camp in Cox’s Bazar Bangladesh. The humanitarian community and the Government of…
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Conflict and COVID-19 severely impacting girls’ security,…

Research by Plan International reveals grave concerns of girls and young women in the strife-torn North-West and South-West regions of Cameroon.
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Raj Nooyi appointed as interim CEO of Plan International

Plan International has appointed Raj Nooyi, Indian-American business executive with global operating experience and deep commitment to social development, as the interim CEO of the organisation.…
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Concerns over girls’ safety in Guinea as Ebola resurfaces

Guinea has officially declared an Ebola epidemic, after a number of deaths in the south of the country are linked to the virus.
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