Plan International Worldwide Annual Review 2024
This annual review is a summary of our global impact for children, particularly girls, in 2024.
Plan International and our partners are offering these solution sessions at the Second World Summit for Social Development in Doha.
Resourcing Adolescent Girls: Sustainable solutions towards financing girls’ rights
When: Tuesday, November 4, 3:00 pm – 4:15 pm
Where: Committee Room 3, Qatar National Convention Centre, Doha, Qatar.
This side event will bring together government representatives, private sector representatives, philanthropic organisations, girls and youth activists and wider civil society to progress sustainable solutions to financing and delivering adolescent girls’ rights, in all their diversity.
This event will progress discussions and outcomes from the fourth UN Financing for Development Forum earlier this year and feature the launch of the Debt Justice for Girls Statement.
Resourcing Adolescent girls: Concept Note
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Why this matters:
- Adolescent girls’ rights are chronically underfunded, even as many countries spend more on debt repayments than on schools and health.
- Investing in girls delivers powerful returns: better education, health, and protection from violence drive gender equality, reduce poverty, and fuel sustainable development.
- Closing the $4 trillion SDG financing gap requires reforming international financial systems and ensuring that girls’ voices and priorities shape sustainable solutions.
Organizers: Plan International, Malala Fund, AGIP, GAGE, UNGEI
Co-sponsors: Government of Chile
Addressing Structural Inequalities Through Girls’ Education for Inclusive Social Development
When: Wednesday, November 5, 2025, 3:00 PM – 4:15 PM Where: Room 12, Doha, Qatar
This session, hosted by a coalition of leading child-focused organisations, will highlight how investing in girls’ education can dismantle structural inequalities and drive inclusive social development.
The event will feature a panel discussion with government representatives, civil society leaders, and youth advocates.
Addressing Structural Inequalities: Concept Note
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Why this matters:
- Children make up a third of the global population, yet face growing inequalities.
- Girls face disproportionately barriers, including gender-based violence, early marriage, and heavy caregiving responsibilities, which limit their access to education and employment.
- Education is a powerful driver of social development—boosting earnings, delaying marriage, improving health, and strengthening civic participation.
Organisers: Plan International, ChildFund Alliance, Save the Children International, SOS Children’s Villages International, Malala Fund
Co-sponsors: Government of Ireland, Government of Finland (tbc), Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Violence Against Children (tbc)
Time’s Up: End Forced Marriages, Unions, and Pregnancies of Girls and Adolescents in the Americas
When: Thursday, November 6, 2025, 3:00 PM – 4:15 PM Where: Virtual Session
Hosted by Plan International and Equality Now, this session will explore two urgent and persistent issues affecting girls in the Americas—adolescent pregnancy and Child, Early and Forced Marriage and Unions (CEFMU). These challenges are both a cause and consequence of poverty experienced by children in the region.
The event will focus on concrete prevention and response actions, ensuring that the voices, experiences, and demands of girls shape public policy agendas.
A participatory format will include audience interaction, with girls from Latin America and the Caribbean playing a central and leading role.
Time's up: Concept Note
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Why this matters:
- Latin America and the Caribbean is the only region where child marriage rates have not declined in 25 years, while adolescent pregnancies continue to rise.
- Girls in CEFMU spend more than half their time on unpaid care work and only 6% remain in school—limiting their opportunities to learn, lead, and thrive.
- Ending CEFMU, adolescent pregnancy, and violence against girls through sound policy decisions and investment is key to breaking cycles of poverty and achieving inclusive, sustainable development.
Organisers: Plan International, Equality Now
Co-sponsor: Government of Mexico (tbc)
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