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Read the latest news from Plan's world, updates on emergencies, news on international initiatives for the promotion of children's rights, our fundraising activities and events in the United Kingdom, browse through our archive and read Plan's publications and position papers.

Barclays partnership with Plan and Care wins award

Banking on Change – our partnership with Barclays and CARE International UK – has won the Third Sector Business Charity Award 2012 in the Overseas Project category.

News - 18.05.12
Families are facing increased poverty in Malawi

Plan is warning of the dire effects that the devaluation of the Malawian currency will unleash on the country’s population.

News - 16.05.12
Plan is supporting people facing a food crisis in West Africa

In the Sahel region of West Africa, some 13 million people are at risk from a food crisis. Actor Damian Lewis is supporting Plan's work in the region.

News - 08.05.12
Plan supports young people in disaster risk-reduction

Children have a vital role to play in disaster risk reduction activities, according to a new climate change report.

News - 04.05.12
Malian refugees flood over borders as food crisis continues

As political instability in Mali continues to cause turmoil, refugees are flooding across borders into neighbouring countries, putting further strain on poor communities.

News - 02.05.12
Work to stop forced marriage in the UK needs an overhaul

Misplaced political correctness is hampering efforts to halt forced marriage in the UK, according to a major new report commissioned by Plan.

News - 30.04.12
Children in Bangladesh aim to stop early and forced marriage

12-year-old boy Oli is making a big difference to families living in poverty in Bangladesh – and the country’s future – as part of a children’s group aiming to stop early and forced marriage.

News - 20.04.12
World Malaria Day 2012 - investment will save lives

On World Malaria Day 2012, Plan calls for continuing investment in prevention and control measures to eradicate the disease and save children's lives.

News - 19.04.12
Plan is helping Malian families fleeing violence

Millions of people in Mali were already vulnerable to hunger and malnutrition because of repeated poor harvests, when political instability and violence added to the risk. Thousands have fled their homes.

News - 19.04.12
Our appeal to avert a crisis in Niger

Plan is stepping in to avert a crisis in Niger. Many rural families are struggling to survive, especially in communities already weakened by 2010’s drought and hunger.

News - 05.04.12

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No easy bedtime reading for G8 leaders

As the G8 leaders sit down at Camp David this week, it is to be hoped that the attention of the world's media won't be on what they will be eating or what their partners are wearing as has happened at previous summits. If a new food security and nutrition initiative is to be announced, then this is the real story, at least for millions of people across the Sahel region currently at risk of chronic malnutrition.

16-May-12
A tale of two crises

It feels disingenuous to make comparisons between the financial crisis in Europe and beyond where relative to much of the world we are living like lords, and Niger where the majority of the people have no idea how lords like us live.

30-Apr-12

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