Open letter: Leaders must protect children during COVID-19
Six leading child-focused NGOs have joined forces to demand concrete actions from governments to protect children during the COVID-19 crisis
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Appeal for €100 million to protect children from COVID-19…
Millions of children, particularly girls, are at grave risk of harm as the COVID-19 pandemic threatens to devastate their education and health and leave them at risk of abuse. We're appealing…
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Guide to talking to children about COVID-19
Plan International Australia has launched a guide to help parents and carers navigate difficult conversations with children during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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UN’s COVID-19 response must reach girls, women and refugees…
The United Nation’s COVID-19 Global Humanitarian Response Plan shows clear commitment to helping some of the world’s most vulnerable communities. Now, funds and relief efforts must reach…
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Vulnerable groups must be supported in COVID-19 responses
Plan International is calling on governments to consider vulnerable groups as they respond to the spread of COVID-19.
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World still a violent, highly discriminatory place for girls…
More girls are going to school and staying in school than ever before, but remarkable gains in education have made little headway in helping shape a more equal, less violent environment for…
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14 million people face acute hunger in Southern Africa
Severe food insecurity rates across 9 southern African countries are 140% higher now than in 2018, primarily because people are being hit by weather extremes driven by climate change, according…
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COP25: Outcomes lack urgency and ignore girls’ voices
Plan International is disappointed by the outcomes of COP25 which lacked urgency, ambition and a focus on human rights.
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Sex for food: girls face impossible choices in Southern Africa…
From sex for food to forced marriage, girls are caught between impossible choices for survival as severe food shortages sweep across Zimbabwe, Zambia, Malawi and Mozambique.
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Tanzanian top court upholds child marriage ban
Plan International has welcomed the Tanzanian Court of Appeal’s historic decision to uphold the ban on child marriage in the country.
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9 out of 10 girls believe women leaders suffer sexual harassment…
A clear majority of girls worldwide want to take on leadership roles in the workplace, politics and wider society. However, 9 out of 10 of them believe women leaders will suffer discrimination…
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Women leaders four times more likely to be shown naked on screen…
Our report for International Day of the Girl, in partnership with the Geena Davis Institute, has concluded that girls and women are being misrepresented in the media.
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