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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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UN resolution on sexual violence in conflict disregards girls’…

Plan International is outraged by the disregard displayed for the rights of girls and women rape survivors in the resolution on combating sexual violence in conflict that was adopted by the…
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Brazil bans child marriage for under 16’s

Brazil has passed a law banning the marriage of children under 16 following a two year long campaign by politicians and NGOs including Plan International. 
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Nigerian teens launch petition to ban child marriage

Girls in Nigeria are speaking out against child marriage and demanding the government increases marriage age by law.
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150 million girls are at risk of child marriage by 2030: The…

New study sounds an alarm, urges swift action in South and South-East Asia.
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70 year old Nigerian man marries 15 year old school girl

On Monday this week, Nigerian media reported that a man in his 70s had married a 15 year old girl in Niger State. Photos of the couple, posted on social media, have since sparked outrage across…
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Plan International shuts down operations in Pakistan

After more than 2 decades of working in Pakistan, Plan International has stopped operating in the country following orders from the Government of Pakistan.
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Child marriage Facebook auction reminiscent of slave markets…

Plan International is calling on the South Sudanese government to investigate a Facebook auction which led to the child marriage of a 17-year-old girl.
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