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Plan International Denmark and BØRNEfonden to merge

Plan International Denmark and Danish children and youth development organisation BØRNEfonden are to merge, in a move designed to deliver greater impact for vulnerable children and youth in…
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Girls with disabilities kept in dark about sexual and reproductive…

Girls with disabilities are kept in the dark about their sexual and reproductive health and often don’t know how to protect themselves against abuse, pregnancy and diseases, our latest report…
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President of Niger commits to ending child marriage

Plan International welcomes with optimism the bold statement from the President of Niger that child marriage will no longer be tolerated.
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Children at risk as monster typhoon heads for Philippines

Plan International has prepositioned supplies and is preparing to respond as Typhoon Haiyan heads for the Philippines.
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Burundi refugee crisis worsens

Plan International is responding to the needs of children as thousands of Burundian refugees continue to flood into Rwanda and Tanzania.
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New report on teen pregnancy and early marriage

New research sheds light on girls’ lived realities and uncovers the root causes leading to teenage pregnancy and early marriage in three municipalities of Timor-Leste, while offering solutions…
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Invisible and alone: social isolation blocks girls’ chances…

Domestic duties, restricted freedoms and early marriage push adolescent girls into social isolation, making it a major, unrecognised barrier to ending inequality. Find out more from this new…
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‘Invisible girls’ face normalised violence

The low social status of marginalised adolescent girls exposes them to daily violence, our latest research warns. That this abuse is largely accepted threatens progress that could be made towards…
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Released: 82 Chibok Schoolgirls

Plan International welcomes the release of 82 schoolgirls from Chibok, who were abducted from their hostel in 2014. Of over 270 who were abducted, however, 113 remain captive.
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Nepal Quake: two years on, education must remain top priority…

Two years after the 7.8 earthquake devastated Nepal, thousands of students are returning to new purpose built schools, thanks to generous donations from the public.
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300,000 children affected by floods in Peru

Plan International is asking for action to protect the 300,000 boys and girls who have been affected by flooding in Piura, Peru. Our emergency teams are currently providing food, water and hygiene…
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Supporting children affected by floods in Peru

Seventy-eight people have died and over 100,000 left homeless after torrential downpours along Peru's Pacific coast. Plan International is at the scene providing food, water and building materials…
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