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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Beirut explosion: we’re on the ground assessing children’s…
In wake of the huge explosion in Beirut on Tuesday evening, Plan International is working with partners in Lebanon to assess the damage and what support children, their families and communities…
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COVID-19: Lockdown linked to high number of unintended teen…
The wellbeing of thousands of girls in Kenya could be at risk with reports of huge numbers of unintended teen pregnancies since the start of COVID-19 lockdown.
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Girls at risk as COVID-19 threatens to leave African children…
A whole generation of children in Africa is at risk of being left behind due to COVID-19 with girls likely to suffer the most.
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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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Global artists come together to raise funds for girls affected…
30 influential artists have come together to envision a new world with new rules for girls and women post-COVID 19.
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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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