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Coronavirus is making periods worse for girls and women

Severe shortages of products, a sharp rise in prices of pads and tampons, and lack of access to basic information and services about menstrual hygiene management is leaving girls and women worldwide…
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‘Shadow pandemic’ unfolding as girls’ health, rights and…

Millions at risk as sexual abuse, unintended pregnancies, child marriages spike under lockdown.
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Jordan sees increase in domestic violence, poor access to family…

Girls and women in Jordan are at greater risk of gender-based violence due to COVID-19 lockdowns. They are also less able to access sexual and reproductive health services or earn an income,…
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Surge in violence against girls and women in Latin America and…

Widespread lockdowns have resulted in horrific conditions where victims of violence and abuse have no one to turn to and nowhere to go.
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Girls in Somalia subjected to door to door FGM

Girls in Somalia, forced to stay at home due to COVID-19, are now undergoing Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C) in their homes.
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Millions trapped between hunger and COVID-19 in Zimbabwe and…

Zimbabwe and Mozambique are facing an imminent catastrophe as millions of vulnerable people in both countries are now trapped between hunger and coronavirus.
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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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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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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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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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