COVID-19 leading to rise in group FGM gatherings in Somalia
Girls in Somalia are being subjected to female genital mutilation (FGM) in group gatherings as rates of the harmful practice rise because of COVID-19.
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Mexico City Policy must never again be reinstated
Plan International applauds today’s expected executive action by President Joseph Biden to end U.S. government efforts to restrict access to reproductive health and rights around the world…
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Our response as Cyclone Eloise hits Mozambique and Zimbabwe
Emergency response teams from Plan International Mozambique have begun distributing essential supplies to communities devastated by Cyclone Eloise.
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South Sudan: Hunger and looming famine puts girls at risk
Children and teenage girls are at an increased risk of starvation, violence and sexual exploitation in parts of South Sudan as a result of looming famine.
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Calling for fair distribution of COVID-19 vaccines to avoid…
Failing to distribute safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines to low and middle-income countries could lead to a profound setback to girls’ and women’s rights.
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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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Statement: Cameroon school shooting
Plan International is saddened by the tragic shooting incident at the Mother Francisca Bilingual Academy in Kumba, Southwest Region of Cameroon that left a number of young children dead and…
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Abuse and harassment driving girls off Facebook, Instagram and…
Largest ever global survey on online violence shows that one in five girls (19%) have left or significantly reduced use of a social media platform after being harassed, while another one in…
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Nine in ten girls experiencing anxiety due to COVID-19
New research from Plan International reveals that girls and young women are bearing the brunt of COVID-19’s secondary impacts, with 95% saying the pandemic has negatively impacted their lives.…
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Concern over bill normalising violence against girls and women…
Organisations working in Somalia are calling for a rejection of the newly-tabled bill, saying that it promotes and normalises violence against women and girls.
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73% of girls say gender-based violence biggest barrier to gender…
Girls are demanding a bigger and more active role in the United Nations’ Beijing+25 process.
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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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