News & Views Supporting girls’ rights is key to unlocking global progress for all Investing in girls’ rights and increasing focus on their needs is crucial for driving global development progress and change.
News & Views ‘Keep believing in yourself’: A message to girls facing conflict and gender discrimination around the globe On International Day of the Girl, Plan International Australia CEO Susanne Legena speaks with 17-year-old Plan youth activist Lena Nabizada.
News & Views Hollywood star Phoebe Tonkin takes up role as Plan International Australia ambassador Australian actor Phoebe Tonkin has been appointed as an ambassador for leading girls’ rights organisation, Plan International Australia.
News & Views ‘A historic moment’: Sierra Leone criminalises child marriage Sierra Leone’s government has passed a historic bill that will criminalise the act of child marriage in the west African nation.
News & Views ‘Heinous violation of human rights’: More than 300 schoolgirls kidnapped in Nigeria More than 300 schoolgirls were abducted on Friday when unidentified gunmen raided a school in Zamfara State in northwest Nigeria.
News & Views Key things to know this International Day of the Girl As we celebrate International Day of the Girl, we know girls are more likely to complete their education, survive childhood and avoid marriage as children.
