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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Sexual harassment is biggest city danger for girls across the…
Sexual harassment is the number-one safety risk facing girls and young women across the world, according to a survey of global experts in 22 cities released today. The survey is the first of…
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City girls digitally map safety with ‘Free to Be’…
An ambitious online safety map launching in five major cities worldwide aims to uncover the areas where urban girls and young women feel most safe and unsafe.
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Our commitment to stamp out abuse and exploitation
Sexual abuse and exploitation has no place in our world, and certainly not among those who serve the most vulnerable.
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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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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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