The announcement of a 10-day ceasefire in #Lebanon must be more than temporary relief. Sustained peace, safe conditions for return & the support to rebuild peoples lives with dignity is urgently needed. For many, the fear of repeated displacement remains real.
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Plan International is alarmed by the scale of the attacks across #Ukraine over the past two days , which have resulted in civilian casualties, widespread destruction & further disruption to already vulnerable communities. Civilians must always be protected. plan-international.org/news/2026/04...
Three years into the #Sudan conflict, girls & women are paying the highest price.
- 12m people are at risk of gender‑based violence.
-14m children – mostly girls – are out of school.
- 21m+ face acute food insecurity.
We cannot turn away.
Read more https://bit.ly/4mqn3mo
While a ceasefire has been announced elsewhere in the region, #Lebanon’s brief hope for peace has faded, with devastating consequences: children are once again paying the price for a conflict they have no part in making. Civilians should never be targets.
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Young activists are driving gender justice - when institutions trust them.
For 5 years, the Equality Accelerator has funded youth-led gender justice work rooted in lived experience, not bureaucracy.
📄 Read our 5 Year Impact Report → https://bit.ly/3PJKsTJ
Plan International strongly condemns the reported recruitment of children by military forces in the conflict in #Iran. The use of children in armed conflict is a grave violation of children’s rights. No child should ever be recruited or forced to participate in war. https://bit.ly/4v2z2KT
Children need safe digital spaces to connect, learn & have a voice - not bans. 🤳
We need governments & technology companies to build in stronger protections, privacy by default and better moderation - especially to protect girls and marginalised children.
#OnlineSafety #SocialMediaBans
One year on from the #MyanmarEarthquake, communities are still feeling its impact: damaged homes, destroyed schools & unstable livelihoods.
It is crucial that we continue to support families as they work to recover & rebuild their lives. đź’™ plan-international.org/myanmar-earthquake-appea...
Girls are speaking. The EU must listen and act.
Our “Girls Speak to the EU” series brings together voices from Rwanda, the Philippines, Timor-Leste, and Nigeria on issues from period poverty to online abuse and disability inclusion.
🟣 Explore the series: plan-international.org/eu/girls-spe...
Civilians continue to pay a heavy price in #Sudan. We are devastated by reports of a deadly attack on el-Daein Teaching Hospital. Health infrastructure, schools and children should never be targeted - as has too often been the case in this war. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...
Young people all over the world are saying We Object! It’s time to #EndChildMarriage ‼️❌
12-year-old Shannon from Zimbabwe vows to challenge the harmful traditions and systems that value marriage over education.
Join the call https://bit.ly/403qV2v
#WeObject #GirlsRights #GenderEquality
In Beirut, more than 1,200 people displaced from their homes by the escalating conflict in #Lebanon are living in severely overcrowded school shelters. Many families are sleeping in makeshift tents set up inside classrooms.
Sana Tarabeih from Plan International Lebanon recounts the situation.
Plan International’s Regional Response Manager Arjimand Hussain spoke to BBC World Service today about how drone strikes are affecting civilians in Sudan & the wider impact of escalating conflict in the Middle East on the country. Listen from 44"30 www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
#Sudan #MiddleEast
Plan International condemns the deadly drone attack on a school in Sudan's White Nile state that killed 17 people – mostly schoolgirls.
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#Sudan
Plan International remains deeply alarmed by the escalating military conflict in Iran and the Middle East, which continues to put children at grave risk.
Children should never be targets or casualties of war. Ever. plan-international.org/news/2026/03...
Happy #InternationalWomensDay!♀️
This IWD, Plan International’s Global Young Influencers are
saying #WeObject to child marriage‼️
Hear their voices & join them: https://bit.ly/403qV2v
#EndChildMarriage #IWD2026 #ForAllWomenAndGirls #GenderEquality #GirlsRights
4 years into the war in #Ukraine, children continue to face unimaginable disruption to their daily lives.
Plan International Ukraine's Response Director, Sven Coppens, highlights how we are working to restore safety, support mental wellbeing & help children recover from learning losses.
In #Gaza, children are living through unimaginable hardship.
Overcrowded shelters, damaged tents and winter storms are leaving families with almost nowhere safe to go.
Donate to Plan International’s Gaza Appeal https://bit.ly/4cCa2U9
Child marriage:
❌ Keeps girls out of school
❌Increases violence
❌Hurts mental & physical health
❌Limits girls’ choices
This #IWD, stand with youth activists and say #WeObject
Join the call https://bit.ly/403qV2v
#EndChildMarriage #InternationalWomensDay2026 #IWD
Young people are saying #WeObject! It’s time to #EndChildMarriage‼️
Ahead of #IWD, Plan International’s Global Young Influencers vow to speak out against child marriage and are calling for urgent action NOW. ✊🏽
Read their vows and join them in saying #WeObject https://bit.ly/403qV2v
12 million girls are married before 18 every year — one every 3 seconds.
Child marriage steals girls’ childhoods and futures. ❌
Ahead of #IWD, we say #WeObject to child marriage.
Join us: https://bit.ly/403qV2v
#EndChildMarriage #InternationalWomensDay2026 #GirlsRights #GenderEquality
We are deeply alarmed by escalating conflict in Iran & the Middle East. Reports of attacks on schools & the killing of children are devastating. Children must never be targets. We join the UN in calling for an immediate ceasefire & full protection of civilians.
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đź“Ł Hear from the girls who participated in our #RealChoicesRealLives 18-year-old study. Since 2006, Plan International been following the lives of 142 girls across nine countries - from birth through adolescence to age 18. Read the report - https://bit.ly/4czGwhy #GirlsRights
Meet Dr Keya Khandaker, Research Manager for Plan International’s 18-year-old #RealChoiceRealLives study👋🏻
🔍Find out from Keya the 5 key findings ⤵️ and read the full report plan-international.org/publications/real-choice...
#GirlsRights #GenderEquality
For 18 years, Plan International has been following the lives of 142 girls across nine countries - from birth through adolescence to age 18 for the #RealChoicesRealLives study.👧🏾
Read the report plan-international.org/publications/real-choice...
#GirlsRights
Four years on from the start of the full-scale war in #Ukraine, the country faces an unprecedented humanitarian crisis – and girls and young people are most impacted. All attacks against children AND civilians AND schools must stop 🛑. #WarInUkraine
Today is #SocialJusticeDay ✊🏽
Plan International strives for a just world - and where equality for girls leads to progress for all. Our work in over 80 countries supports all girls who are standing strong and creating global change.đź’™
#WorldSocialJusticeDay #SocialJustice #GenderEquality
The latest UN report on El Fasher reveals once again that girls and women are paying a heavy price amid ongoing conflict in #Sudan.
Plan International urges an immediate ceasefire and humanitarian truce to provide assistance where it is needed most.
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On the first day of #Ramadan, this learning space in central #Gaza offers a glimmer of hope, community and light as 200 children rediscover the joys of learning. 🌙✨ 📚
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Love should uplift - never limit.
This Valentine’s Day, let’s celebrate every girl’s right to grow up, dream big, and choose her own path.
Share our Valentine's card đź“ś and join us in speaking out against child marriage.đź’™
#EndChildMarriage #GirlsRights
