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Dramatic increase in girls cutting back on essentials to afford period products amidst cost-of-living crisis

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Period poverty in the UK shows no signs of subsiding as girls are forced to make increasingly difficult financial decisions to manage their period, according to new survey data released by international children’s charity Plan International UK ahead of Menstrual Health Day (28 May). 
Period poverty in the UK shows no signs of subsiding as girls are forced to make increasingly difficult financial decisions to manage their period...

Cut to UK Aid will devastate the lives of girls and risks the education of over 900,000 children

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The UK Government today announced that it intends to cut the UK’s overseas aid commitment from 0.7% of GNI to 0.5% for 2021. This comes on top of cuts already made since the Covid crisis began.
The UK Government today announced that it intends to cut the UK’s overseas aid commitment from 0.7% of GNI to 0.5% for 2021. This comes on top of cuts...

Economic crisis in Lebanon making period products unaffordable for majority of women and girls

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Three quarters (76%) of women and girls residing in Lebanon are struggling to afford menstrual products amidst the country’s economic crisis, according to new research conducted by global children’s charity Plan International and feminist collective Fe-Male.
Three quarters (76%) of women and girls residing in Lebanon are struggling to afford menstrual products amidst the country’s economic crisis...

Duke and Duchess of Cambridge meet the DEC and Plan International UK to discuss Ukraine appeal response

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Today, as part of the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC), Plan International UK CEO Rose Caldwell and Humanitarian Lead Bethan Lewis met with the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge to discuss the response to the Ukraine conflict and the impact of the crisis on global hunger.
Today, as part of the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC), Plan International UK CEO Rose Caldwell and Humanitarian Lead Bethan Lewis met with the...

Bill to tackle public sexual harassment makes its way through the House of Commons

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In a joint statement, Kathleen Spencer-Chapman (Head of Policy, Advocacy and Research at Plan International UK) and Gemma Tutton (Our Streets Now) said:
In a joint statement, Kathleen Spencer-Chapman (Head of Policy, Advocacy and Research at Plan International UK) and Gemma Tutton (Our Streets Now)...

Government’s International Development Strategy falls short for women and girls

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Today (May 16), the UK Government launched its International Development Strategy outlining its vision for the future of UK international development, including aid spending. 
Today (May 16), the UK Government launched its International Development Strategy outlining its vision for the future of UK international development...