Open letter following the US foreign assistance freeze: 96 leading humanitarian organisations join @voiceeu.bsky.social in urging the EU to take a clear and principled stand.
plan-international.org/eu/news/2025...
Girls learns online using low-power computers that do not use much electricity. Two girls, both wearing headphones and a school uniform, sit in front of a computer while in class, with one typing and the other one watching the screen. Photo credits: Plan International has been supporting children's education in Dolpa, one of the most remote districts in Nepal, thanks to the partnership of the European Union. Photo copyright: Plan International, Nepal, 2024. All rights reserved.
Pre-school children take part in learning activity in early childhood development class. A classroom of children in Nepal are sitting on the green floor, forming a circle. Their teacher stands next to them and talks to them. The walls are all decorated with assignments and colourful school papers. Photo credits: Plan International has been supporting children's education in Dolpa, one of the most remote districts in Nepal, thanks to the partnership of the European Union. Photo copyright: Plan International, Nepal, 2024. All rights reserved.
Children learn in refurbished classroom in Dolpa district, Nepal. A boy and a girl, both dressed in school uniform, are leaning over a desk, looking at school books. Photo credits: Plan International has been supporting children's education in Dolpa, one of the most remote districts in Nepal, thanks to the partnership of the European Union. Photo copyright: Plan International, Nepal, 2024. All rights reserved.
On this #EducationDay we must remember: going to school is so much more than the sum of its parts. Education truly transforms lives. 🌍📚
So here is why it is crucial for the international community, and the EU specifically, to champion education for every child. 1/
Children in Sudan, Gaza, Ukraine and too many other places, are pushed in situations of extreme vulnerability, subjected to unimaginable violence, and left with psychological scars that last a lifetime.
A credible EU must prioritise children's wellbeing as a core principle of its global agenda.
Greece: Investigative reporting reveals Greek authorities knew the 9 individuals imprisoned after the #Pylos shipwreck, where over 500 people lost their lives, were innocent. Despite this, they were held in custody for nearly a year, even though authorities were aware they were not smugglers.
2025 Global Humanitarian Overview: humanitarian needs skyrocketing, International Humanitarian Law violations increasingly normalised, sexual violence as a weapon of war. We witness unspeakable suffering.
The EU must use its influence and resources to provide even greater support to those affected.
💥 #THREAD: Αποκάλυψη Solomon, ARIJ Network, @elpais.com, @taz.de, @newhumanitarian.bsky.social:
Οι ελληνικές Αρχές γνώριζαν ότι οι εννέα Αιγύπτιοι επιζώντες που συνέλαβαν μετά το ναυάγιο της Πύλου δεν ήταν «διακινητές».
Αλλά παρέμειναν επί ένα χρόνο στη φυλακή.‼️
wearesolomon.com/el/mag/forma...
Plan International statement on #ceasefire in #Lebanon:
We welcome the temporary ceasefire announcement but this is not enough. We continue to call for a permanent lasting ceasefire in Lebanon and for a permanent lasting ceasefire in #Gaza.
plan-international.org/news/2024/11...
The European Parliament has officially approved the new European Commission, to start on 1 December.
Worth noting that this VDL Commission is the least supported/most opposed one in the history of European Parliament votes, as shown by @politico.eu.
Source: www.politico.eu/article/euro...
Belgium has joined list of countries confirming they will respect #ICC arrest warrants against Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Gallant.
www.i24news.tv/en/news/midd...
Today’s conference on children in crises (by Belgian MFA, UNICEF, Plan International) is especially relevant to the EU.
As the new 🇪🇺mandate begins, just months after the update of the EU guidelines on children and armed conflict, the EU must turn them into action.
euobserver.com/eu-and-the-w...
