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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Millions trapped between hunger and COVID-19 in Zimbabwe and…
Zimbabwe and Mozambique are facing an imminent catastrophe as millions of vulnerable people in both countries are now trapped between hunger and coronavirus.
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COVID-19: Girls in Lebanon left struggling for food, sanitary…
The pandemic is compounding the effects of Lebanon’s worst economic crisis in years as girls battle hunger and risk of violence.
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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…
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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…
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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.
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Tanzanian top court upholds child marriage ban
Plan International has welcomed the Tanzanian Court of Appeal’s historic decision to uphold the ban on child marriage in the country.
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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.
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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…
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Brazil bans child marriage for under 16’s
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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Nigerian teens launch petition to ban child marriage
Girls in Nigeria are speaking out against child marriage and demanding the government increases marriage age by law.
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