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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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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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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Millions in need as East Africa food crisis worsens
Twenty-million people, including millions of children, across South Sudan, Somalia, Kenya and Ethiopia are in urgent need of food as the East Africa food crisis worsens.
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Cuts to UN would jeopardise children’s futures
A proposal by the US Administration to severely cut funding to the United Nations would threaten international solutions to global challenges and put the futures of children at risk.
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Millions of children facing starvation in East Africa
Plan International is responding to the food crisis in East Africa which has left over 20 million people in urgent need of support.
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Bangladesh child marriage law could violate girls’ rights…
Bangladesh's new Child Marriage Restraint Act is an important step but it contains a provision that would allow girls below the age of 18 to be married under ‘special circumstances’.
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New evidence on child marriage causes and solutions
Research from Plan International uncovers the factors leading to high levels of child marriage in Asia and what can be done to protect girls from early and forced marriages.
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Norway child bride blog goes global
Thousands of people across the world are speaking out against child marriage following the success of a fictional blog by a 12 year old girl announcing her wedding in Norway this Saturday, on…
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