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Plan International EU @planeu.bsky.social · 19h

The #GlobalGateway will only deliver real impact by investing in people as much as in infrastructure. As president of Rwanda @paulkagame.bsky.social put it, true partnerships create value — not dependency.

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Plan International EU @planeu.bsky.social · 19h

These points were raised by AU Chairperson João Lourenço, who highlighted the need for training and education programmes for Africa’s youth, and by G20 President @cyrilramaphosabsky.bsky.social,
who called for called for stronger health systems and greater equality and inclusion.

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Plan International EU @planeu.bsky.social · 19h

🔵In her opening speech at the #GlobalGatewayForum, @ec.europa.eu president @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu spoke about technology, infrastructure and investments, yet overlooked education or inclusion, also meant to be core elements of the #GlobalGateway.

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Keynote speech by President von der Leyen at the Global Gateway Forum

“Check against delivery” \n \nExcellencies,\nLadies and Gentlemen,\nWelcome to the second Global Gateway Forum. It has been four years since we launched Global Gateway. In that time, the world has cha...

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Plan International EU @planeu.bsky.social · 1d

🔵On 6 Oct, Jessica Vidales Ferro of LAC RMD Coalition, was in Brussels presenting preliminary findings on Latin America’s displacement crisis to @espanaenue.bsky.social
and joining a roundtable with @voiceeu.bsky.social
to discuss how #EUfunding can address this urgent challenge.

Plan International EU @planeu.bsky.social · 2d

Since 2011, #DGECHO has supported safe and inclusive education in several regions of #Sudan. This support has been vital, but given the scale of the conflict, more help is needed to reach children who still lack access.

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Watch below⬇️

Plan International EU @planeu.bsky.social · 2d

🎥The second video in our Voices from Sudan and Jordan series is out.

Sudan faces a worsening humanitarian emergency, with millions of children caught in conflict and displacement.

Mohamed Kamal, Plan International Sudan Director, shares how support can help keep education going even in crisis. ⬇️

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Plan International EU @planeu.bsky.social · 6d

🎥 We’re happy to launch our new video series: Voices from Sudan & Jordan

🌍 In the first video, Mohamed Kamal, Country Director of Plan International Sudan, shares the harsh realities children face, and the risks for girls & young women in the world’s largest displacement crisis.

Watch below ⬇️

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Plan International EU @planeu.bsky.social · 13d

➡️The EU recently recognised #Sudan as the world’s most devastating humanitarian crisis, with over two thirds of its population, 30 million people, in need of assistance.

❗Europe must push for direct talks, a #ceasefire, and an end to #HumanRights violations.

Plan International EU @planeu.bsky.social · 13d

⚠️On 23 Sept, Plan International #Sudan office in #NorthDarfur was hit by a drone. The 3 security staff that were on-site during the attack are unharmed.

We urge all armed groups to refrain from the use of weapons that risk indiscriminate harm to civilians.
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Plan International responds to drone strike on office building in North Darfur - Plan International Sudan

Plan International confirms a drone strike on its vacated El-Fasher office on 23 September. No staff were harmed and the organisation remains committed to impartial humanitarian support in Sudan.

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Plan International EU @planeu.bsky.social · 22d

Sudan faces the world’s largest displacement crisis.
Last week, Mohamed Kamal, Plan Sudan Director, met the DG ECHO and DG INTPA teams in Brussels to call for urgent EU action to protect children, girls & women.
Read more about our work in Sudan: plan-international.org/eu/case-stud... @ec.europa.eu

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Plan International EU @planeu.bsky.social · 23d

✏️ For millions of children in Latin America, school isn’t always accessible.
Our Safe Horizons project, funded by the EU, is helping change that. With @chrisdebode.bsky.social we captured the determination of children to keep learning: eu-civil-protection-humanitarian-aid.exposure.co/school_matters

School matters: - EU Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations on Exposure

For millions of children across Latin America, attending school is not a given. Conflict, natural disasters, extreme poverty, and displacement often make education inaccessible or unsafe. Yet, as phot...

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Plan International EU @planeu.bsky.social · 24d

🔵🌍Last week, we had a productive meeting with DG ECHO and Hamida Jahamah, Country Director of Plan Jordan, to discuss the situation and prospects for return of Syrian refugees in Jordan, and to address the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Gaza.

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Plan International EU @planeu.bsky.social · 29d

Read more about our priorities:

Ukraine → plan-international.org/ukraine/

Occupied Palestinian Territory → plan-international.org/eu/news/2025...

Sudan→ plan-international.org/eu/case-stud...

We must act now. #SOTEU2025 #ChildRights #EU

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Our work in Ukraine promotes gender equality and emphasises the social cohesion and inclusion of internally displaced people across the country.

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Plan International EU @planeu.bsky.social · 29d

But promises alone aren’t enough.

@planeu.bsky.social calls on the EU to use its power & resources to end violence, Ensure life-saving aid and lead on recovery & reconstruction.

Europe can -and must- do more. ⬇️

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Plan International EU @planeu.bsky.social · 29d

Children must be at the centre of Europe’s response.

Von der Leyen called for the return of every abducted child in Ukraine & urged the EU to step up in #Gaza: “Man-made famine can never be a weapon of war. For the sake of the children—for the sake of humanity—this must stop.” ⬇️

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Plan International EU @planeu.bsky.social · 29d

Earlier today, President @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu
delivered her first #SOTEU address of the new mandate at a time when armed conflicts, climate shocks, and a deepening crisis of trust are reshaping Europe’s future. ⬇️

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Plan International @planglobal.bsky.social · Aug 22

@theipcinfo.bsky.social confirms famine in #Gaza, leaving more than a million children struggling to stay alive. Aid must be allowed in. This is not a failure of logistics or aid — it is the outcome of brutal war & deliberate starvation. #CeasefireNOW
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Children at gravest risk as full-fledged famine unfolds in Gaza - Plan International

As famine grips Gaza, putting over a million children at risk, Plan International is demanding a ceasefire and unrestricted humanitarian access.

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Plan International EU @planeu.bsky.social · Jun 20

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Plan International EU @planeu.bsky.social · Jun 11

Important talks with the Cabinet of @martakos.ec.europa.eu on how to place children at the heart of EU enlargement, where we put forward proposals like making child care reform an accession condition, and providing predictable support to countries.

EU enlargement must deliver for children too. 💪

A group photo of six civil society representatives and one Cabinet member of Commissioner Kos in front of an EU flag. They all pose and smile for the camera following a meeting between them.

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Plan International EU @planeu.bsky.social · Jun 4

The AU-EU Ministerial Meeting showed progress, but the needs of girls in crisis were left largely unaddressed.

Girls and young women deserve the power to shape outcomes. This is an essential step for impactful, sustainable, and just solutions.

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Plan International EU @planeu.bsky.social · May 28

Statement on #Gaza:

Plan International is profoundly disturbed by the chaos during the first day of food distribution under the Israeli government’s scheme, which endangered starving civilians and failed to meet #humanitarian standards.

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Gaza’s aid blockade must be lifted now - Plan International

Plan International is profoundly disturbed by the chaos that has erupted during the first day of the food distribution scheme in Gaza.

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Plan International EU @planeu.bsky.social · May 26

Last week, most EU member states agreed to reassess the EU-Israel Association Agreement over #Gaza. Plan International welcomes this but it’s not enough.

The EU must:
- Suspend the Agreement
- Demand urgent aid access to Gaza
- Halt arms sales amid #IHL violations

A young girl in Gaza is being carried on the back of her guardian, looking directly at the camera. Overlaid text reads: 'Children are always innocent. Children are not a target. We must protect them.'

Plan International EU @planeu.bsky.social · May 20

Every five minutes, a child dies from violence. But grave violations against children are not inevitable. They are a result of choices.

At #EHF2025, @planglobal.bsky.social CEO @rghelani.bsky.social called for an end to the normalisation of rights violations in humanitarian crises.

Reena Ghelani @rghelani.bsky.social · May 19

(1/2) Just spoke #EHF2025 on a panel about children in humanitarian crises. The statistics are alarming: 1 in 6 children face grave violations worldwide. This isn't just morally wrong—it threatens future peace and stability.

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Plan International EU @planeu.bsky.social · May 19

Firstborn calls on #EHF2025 attendees to not forget that children and young refugees are not a “stress to funding” but real people.

His testimony highlights the urgent need for sustained attention and funding for interventions designed for children and young refugees.

Plan International EU @planeu.bsky.social · May 19

You can also discover how we support children’s right to learn in crisis-affected areas of Somalia, in partnership with @ec.europa.eu: plan-international.org/eu/case-stud...

A pathway to hope: education as a lifeline for Somalia’s children - Plan International EU Liaison Office

Plan International, in partnership with DG ECHO, is providing education and child protection support to displaced children in Southwest Somalia, offering safe learning environments in 20 IDP sites acr...

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