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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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