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Reacting to the UK Government’s decision to formally recognise a Palestinian state, Kathleen Spencer Chapman, Director of Influencing and External Affairs at global children’s charity Plan International UK said: 

Period poverty in the UK shows no signs of subsiding as girls are forced to make increasingly difficult financial decisions to manage their period, according to new survey data released by international children’s charity Plan International UK ahead of Menstrual Health Day (28 May). 

Friday, 28 May 2021 - More than a third (36%) of girls aged 14-21 in the UK have struggled to afford or access period products during the Coronavirus pandemic - up a fifth on last year, according to a new survey released by international children’s charity Plan International UK.

Nearly two million girls (64%) aged 14-21 in the UK have missed a part day or full day of school because of their period, with 13% of girls missing an entire school day at least once a month, according to a new survey by global children’s charity Plan International UK.

Global children’s charity Plan International welcomes the announcement of a 7-day truce in El Fasher, North Darfur. Reacting to the news of the temporary ceasefire, Dr Unni Krishnan, Global Humanitarian Director at Plan International said:  

Today, the UK Government children-in-crisis">announced its pledge of £80 million to Education Cannot Wait (ECW) – the UN’s global fund for education in emergencies.