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Our expert media team can help around the clock with comments, interviews, information, case studies and photos.
Call us 24/7 on 0300 777 7374. Outside of office hours, this number will divert to our duty press officer.
You can also email us at ukmedia@plan-uk.org.
New chair at Plan International UK
Professor Sir Ian Diamond is to become the new chair of Plan International UK.
Response to Commonwealth commitment to ending exploitation
This is a statement in response to the Commonwealth's commitment to end exploitation of women and girls.
Girls 'too embarrassed' to see their GP about period-related symptoms, survey reveals
The shame and silence around periods is stopping girls from seeking medical advice for menstrual symptoms they are concerned about, survey reveals.
New project to combat period poverty to be launched
Plan International UK is excited to announce that it will be working in partnership with the charities Brook, Foyer Federation and Centrepoint on a new project committed to ending period poverty in the UK.
Response to kidnapped schoolgirls being returned by Boko Haram in Nigeria
This statement is in response to news that Boko Haram extremists have returned most of the 110 girls abducted from their Nigeria boarding school. The return came with a warning from the group who said girls should not be in education.
40% of girls have used toilet roll because they’ve struggled to afford sanitary wear, survey reveals
Two fifths of girls have had to rely on using toilet roll at some point to manage their period because they have struggled to afford sanitary products.
London borough first to announce appointment of Women and Girls' Champion
Islington Council and Plan International UK have today announced that the council will appoint a ‘Women and Girls Champion’, the first appointment of its kind in the UK.
Our approach to safeguarding
Tanya Barron, Plan International UK’s CEO, shares a message to our supporters.