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…
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…
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.
9 out of 10 girls believe women leaders suffer sexual harassment…
A clear majority of girls worldwide want to take on leadership roles in the workplace, politics and wider society. However, 9 out of 10 of them believe women leaders will suffer discrimination…
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.
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…
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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