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Plan International UK @plan-uk.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
On 23 Sept the UK will announce its pledge to the Global Partnership for Education - a big first test for new Minister Kirsty McNeill. We're urging the UK to maintain its funding. Here's our ask: sendmyfriend.org/2026/07/uk-o... #FundEducation #MultiplyPossibility
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Plan International UK @plan-uk.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
A magnitude 7.4 earthquake has struck #Colombia, killing at least 100 people and injuring many across Valle del Cauca, Risaralda, Chocó and Caldas. Our thoughts are with the children & families affected. plan-international.org/news/2026/08...
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Children at risk after powerful earthquake strikes Colombia - Plan International
A powerful 7.4 earthquake struck western Colombia, hitting Chocó, Valle del Cauca, Risaralda and Caldas hardest, damaging thousands of homes, health centres, roads and other infrastructure.
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Plan International UK @plan-uk.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Catastrophic earthquakes have rocked communities in Venezuela. Along with other DEC charities, Plan International is responding with partners. Together, we're helping communities meet their most urgent needs. But more funds are needed. Please donate now: bit.ly/3R69IV7
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Plan International UK @plan-uk.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Yesterday evening, just after 6pm, two devastating earthquakes hit Venezuela a minute apart. Girls and their communities in Venezuela urgently need help. Together with local partners we are already responding and looking at what further support is needed. Please donate today: bit.ly/3R69IV7
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Plan International UK @plan-uk.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
We are devastated to hear of the two powerful earthquakes that hit Venezuela. These sorts of emergencies turn children’s lives upside down. Their school, their home and their safety net may all be gone, sometimes in an instant. Our thoughts are with the children and families affected by this.
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Plan International UK @plan-uk.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
This is exactly why spaces like the Adolescent Friendly Centre matter. Girls in Tonkolili are walking miles to talk about menstruation, contraception and consent. Every girl deserves a safe place to learn and to build the future she chooses. lnkd.in/eVW8wKeU
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Plan International UK @plan-uk.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
when you're just a girl but the patriarchy is thriving, you bust out that main character energy 😜 the plan is still on. until we are all equal.
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Plan International UK @plan-uk.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
A few months on, this 👇 feels more relevant than ever. As conversations about equality, rights and representation continue to shape public debate, one thing remains true: girls won't be forced back in time. The plan is still on.
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Plan International UK @plan-uk.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
The world tells us girls are born equal. Then it hands them a contract. 📝 At the current pace, girls will not see gender equality in their lifetime. But this isn’t inevitable. Together we can change the conditions girls are born into. Because the plan is still on. Until we are all equal 🤝💙
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Plan International UK @plan-uk.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
We unequivocally condemn the concerning rise in antisemitism and the recent violent attacks in London. These acts of hatred have no place in a fair and equal society.
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Plan International UK @plan-uk.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Only 9% of girls and young women we spoke to say they feel completely safe online. This week, juries ruled that social media platforms can be held accountable for harming children. This is a good start but real change will take time to build a smarter, safer design to make the online world safer.
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Plan International UK @plan-uk.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
Hospitals must never be a target. On Saturday, 64 people, including 13 children, were reportedly killed when a drone strike hit a major hospital in East Darfur, Sudan. This appalling attack on innocent civilians and medical personnel is just the latest horror in Sudan’s conflict. #KeepEyesOnSudan
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Plan International UK @plan-uk.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Last night the House of Lords voted to update an archaic law created more than 100 years ago that creates fear and confusion for women at moments when compassion is needed most. We are happy that the Lords decided to pass this law through to the next stage towards decriminalising abortion.
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Plan International UK @plan-uk.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
We have joined over 80 UK organisations to write an open letter to the Prime Minister calling on the government to increase – not cut – UK international climate finance. Acting on climate change is in everyone’s interest, it is about creating better and fairer lives for everyone.
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Plan International UK @plan-uk.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
We are deeply alarmed by the escalating military conflict in Iran and across the Middle East. The killing and maiming of children are grave violations of children’s rights and of international law. Children must be protected at all times. Children should never be targets. bit.ly/4rOiS5V
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Plan International UK @plan-uk.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Four years of conflict are exacting an emotional toll on its youngest survivors. Ukraine is facing a ticking time bomb when it comes to children’s mental health. Years of fear, displacement and relentless violence are shaping this generation and generations to come. ➡️ bit.ly/4l44uE8
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Plan International UK @plan-uk.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
We've joined close to 100 charities condemning the ‘devastating’ impact of last year's UK aid cuts. Undeniable proof shows that women and girls suffer the most when aid budgets are cut. The UK must stand up for the futures of women and girls around the world. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
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Close to 100 charities condemn ‘devastating’ impact of a year of UK aid cuts
In a joint statement, 93 NGOs call on the government to reverse ‘short-sighted’ reduction of up to 40 per cent in Britain’s aid budget
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Plan International UK @plan-uk.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
This impact will be reflected across all aid budgets including humanitarian responses. As of Feb last year, humanitarian assistance accounts for only 30p of every £100 of public spending, the lowest level in 25 years. The cost of this is more children going without healthcare, food, and protection.
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Plan International UK @plan-uk.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
It’s deeply worrying to see misogynistic narratives go unchallenged on one of the country’s most popular podcasts. This content taps into very real fears and anxieties that boys and men may experience, then twist them to push misogynistic ideas that ignore the challenges women face.
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Plan International UK @plan-uk.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
Just 1 in 10 girls told us they feel completely safe online. It is up to social media companies to take action in tackling gender-based violence online. We won’t be posting on X anymore, but we will continue to stand up for girls’ rights everywhere else, including here!
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Plan International UK @plan-uk.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
Happy birthday to our Patron, The Duchess of Edinburgh @royalfamily.bsky.social Her Royal Highness became our Patron after visiting the Chad-Sudan border to meet young women and girls. We look forward to continuing our work with The Duchess to drive forward equality for girls around the world.
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Plan International UK @plan-uk.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
The humanitarian situation in #Gaza remains critical for children and all civilians, including pregnant women and babies. Malnutrition and a lack of access to healthcare resources has resulted in a surge of preventable deaths. Aid is urgently needed. bit.ly/49WDpyo
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Israel ‘undermined’ health of women and babies in Gaza, researchers say
Restrictions on food and medical supplies devastated women’s ability to safely conceive, carry, and give birth to children, says report
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Plan International UK @plan-uk.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
Violence and harassment are shrinking girls’ worlds, and boys are being pushed towards divisive content and misogynistic influencers at alarming rates. Tackling gender-based violence requires addressing all pieces of the puzzle, including educating boys.
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Plan International UK @plan-uk.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
We welcome the focus on preventing the radicalisation of boys and young men in the UK Govt’s violence against women and girls strategy. Let’s bring boys into the conversation and help support them in rejecting these harmful messages and gender norms. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Teachers to be trained to spot early signs of misogyny in boys
The measure is part of the government's strategy to tackle violence against women and girls in England.
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Plan International UK @plan-uk.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
Emergency contraception is now free in the UK!👏 This is a huge win for girls and women across the country who will now have the power to make decisions about their future. Access to contraception is vital to allow girls and women control over their own bodies and lives. metro.co.uk/2025/10/29/e...
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Emergency contraception is now free in the UK — finally, a win for women
Maybe 2025 won't be all bad.
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Plan International UK @plan-uk.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
Yesterday a category 5 hurricane with 120mph winds hit Jamaica and continues to cause devastation across the region. We are monitoring the situation in the countries we work in, and while the scale of impact is unclear, our thoughts are with the children and families affected. 💙
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Plan International UK @plan-uk.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
An estimated 130,000 children and their families are trapped in El Fasher, Sudan where fighting has escalated. The suffering is devastating. People are enduring unimaginable conditions. Action must be taken to protect civilians & allow safe humanitarian access. #KeepEyesOnSudan
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Plan International UK @plan-uk.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
Girls won't be forced back in time!⏰🙅‍♀️ They won't stand by as their rights are rewound, progress is paused and their voices are silenced. The clocks may be going back this weekend, but we won't clock out of the fight for girls' rights! Are you with us? bit.ly/4nnCElN
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Plan International UK @plan-uk.bsky.social · 11/10/2025
This #DayOfTheGirl we're calling out misogyny and the idea that gender equality has gone 'too far'. Girls' rights are under attack. Every day, everywhere. We must guard what's been won and demand what's still missing. Until we are all equal! 🙌
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Plan International UK @plan-uk.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
A ceasefire brings long overdue hope for Gaza’s children but the crisis is far from over. After 2 years of relentless suffering, children in #Gaza have heard too many broken promises. Only a permanent ceasefire and access to aid can truly protect them. bit.ly/4pY6n7n
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Plan International UK @plan-uk.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
At #UNGA’s Beijing+30 event, @YvetteCooperMP stated: “Violence against women and girls is an international emergency.” The UK must act: 🔹 Protect funding for gender equality & tackling violence 🔹 Ensure aid & policy advance girls’ rights 🔹 Champion girls’ rights worldwide #GirlsRights can’t wait.
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Plan International UK @plan-uk.bsky.social · 21/09/2025
This decision is an important step towards ensuring every Palestinian child has their rights protected and that Palestinians will have more freedom to decide their own destiny. However, as the humanitarian crisis in Gaza continues to worsen, state recognition is not nearly enough.
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Plan International UK @plan-uk.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
The UN Commission of Inquiry has found that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza. No child should understand the word 'genocide' like this. No child should experience these horrors. This cannot continue. Urgent action is needed now. #CeasefireNOW
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Plan International UK @plan-uk.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
Aid cuts are placing thousands more girls and women at risk of death, with an expected 16 million more unintended pregnancies robbing women and girls of their futures. Contraception and sexual and reproductive services save girls’ lives. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
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‘We will lose so many girls’: The deadly impact of Trump’s war on contraception
The US president has slashed nearly $600m in funding for contraceptives and the impact of the cuts could be deadly for tens of thousands of women, reports chief international correspondent Bel Trew fr...
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Plan International UK @plan-uk.bsky.social · 22/08/2025
Children are starving to death in Gaza as new IPC report confirms famine. The fatal consequences of Israel’s weaponisation of hunger are devastatingly clear for all to see. The world cannot continue to look on while more children die. #CeasefireNOW Read more: bit.ly/45KktzB
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Plan International UK @plan-uk.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
2 years of air strikes have robbed Gaza's children of their education. 97% of educational facilities have been damaged and for many Gaza students, learning has been replaced by desperate search for food. We refuse to stand by while futures are destroyed. reut.rs/3UlLsfR
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For Gaza students, big ambitions replaced by desperate search for food
Student Maha Ali was determined to become a journalist one day and report on events in Gaza. Now she and other students have just one ambition: finding food as hunger ravages the Palestinian enclave.
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Plan International UK @plan-uk.bsky.social · 30/07/2025
An 8.8 magnitude earthquake, one of the strongest in modern history, has triggered tsunami warnings across the Pacific. We are closely monitoring the situation, and while the scale of impact and damage is still unclear, our thoughts are with the children and families affected by this. 💙
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Plan International UK @plan-uk.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
Nearly every single child in #Gaza is at risk of famine after being cut off from food. A window to provide life-saving aid has opened. We are ready to deliver supplies but we urgently need more to reach as many children as we can. Please donate today➡️ bit.ly/4fepQvq
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Plan International UK @plan-uk.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
Children in Gaza need urgent action. Israel is deliberately starving families and blocking life-saving aid. The world cannot let the weaponisation of hunger go on. We demand an immediate ceasefire and the end of Israel’s illegal blockade. bbc.in/4f44v7J
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Plan International UK @plan-uk.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
Congratulations #Lionesses! 👏 Thank you for continuing to inspire girls to never give up! ⚽💙 #WEURO2025 www.bbc.com/sport/footba...
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England 2-1 Italy: Lionesses dramatically come from behind to reach Euro 2025 final
Reaction as defending champions England dramatically come from behind to beat Italy 2-1 in Geneva and reach the Euro 2025 final.
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Plan International UK @plan-uk.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
The world cannot let this weaponisation of hunger go on. It's time for immediate action from governments and world leaders. We demand an immediate ceasefire, the lifting of Israel’s illegal blockade and an end to all UK arms sales and weapons parts to Israel.
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Gaza's children are dying in a human-made hunger catastrophe
Plan International is a global children’s charity striving for an equal world. One where every child can reach their full potential and every girl can choose her own future.
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Plan International UK @plan-uk.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
Every day more children in Gaza are dying of malnutrition. While the world watches, Israel continues to deliberately starve children. The weaponisation of hunger cannot go on. We demand an immediate ceasefire and the end of Israel’s illegal blockade. bit.ly/3TV7CW1
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Gaza's children are dying in a human-made hunger catastrophe
Plan International is a global children’s charity striving for an equal world. One where every child can reach their full potential and every girl can choose her own future.
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Plan International UK @plan-uk.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
Today’s statement sends a long-overdue message that Israel’s crimes against children and their families in Gaza must end immediately. But the UK government is still complicit and must #StopArmingIsrael now. Israel must be held accountable for its crimes. #CeasefireNOW plan-uk.org/press/govern...
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The Government's stern words aren't enough to cancel out their complicity in horror
Plan International is a global children’s charity striving for an equal world. One where every child can reach their full potential and every girl can choose her own future.
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Plan International UK @plan-uk.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
What’s it like to be a girl in 2025? Girls in the UK tell us they feel unsafe, unprepared, and anxious, but they’re also ready to lead change. Together, let’s keep pushing for change. Read our State of Girls’ Rights report➡️ plan-uk.org/state-of-gir... @uyacic.bsky.social
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Plan International UK @plan-uk.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
1 in 10 children in #Gaza’s clinics are malnourished. Medicine and nutrition supplies are running out. Every child deserves safety and a chance to thrive. But Israel is inflicting starvation, disease, and death on them. World leaders must act now. bit.ly/4o9eOvJ
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One in 10 children screened in UNRWA clinics malnourished
Medicine and nutrition supplies running out, Palestinian refugee agency warns
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Plan International UK @plan-uk.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
Abortion is healthcare. No one should face prosecution for accessing it. Yesterday’s vote marks a turning point. The UK is ending unjust criminalisation of abortion. As girls’ rights are being reversed globally, this moment reminds us: progress is still possible. bbc.in/3FT8jMb
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MPs vote to decriminalise abortion for women in England and Wales
The vote to decriminalise the procedure is the biggest change to abortion laws in England and Wales for nearly 60 years.
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Plan International UK @plan-uk.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
Dear Prime Minister Sudan is facing the world’s largest humanitarian crisis. Children's lives are being devastated by conflict, hunger and disease. We need your help to provide urgent, scaled-up action to help save lives now. ✉️ bit.ly/3HkJKbk #KeepEyesOnSudan
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Plan International UK @plan-uk.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
🚨 This new report warns that potential UK aid cuts could deny millions of women and girls’ access to vital sexual and reproductive health services. This means: ➡️ More unintended pregnancies ➡️ More unsafe abortions ➡️ More maternal deaths Read more here: www.guttmacher.org/2025/05/just...
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Just the Numbers: The Impact of UK International Assistance for Family Planning and HIV, 2024
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Plan International UK @plan-uk.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
Chaos in Rafah shows the Israeli-led food scheme is failing. Reports of shots fired as starving civilians tried to reach food expose the danger. Gaza needs safe, impartial aid now - delivered by the UN and humanitarian partners. ➡️ t.co/HVkcw9Gsjm
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Plan International UK @plan-uk.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
Welcome to the world, Evie Pig! 🐷 We hope you, and every girl across the world, grow up in a world where girls' rights are prioritised, not reversed. A world where girls are free, safe, and empowered to shape their own futures.💙
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