Today marks 1000 days since the start of Sudan’s conflict, now the world’s most devastating humanitarian and displacement crisis. Half the population faces famine, schools have collapsed, and women and girls face extreme violence and lack basic health care. @planglobal.bsky.social @ec.europa.eu

🚨Last chance to apply for the Senior Operations Officer role at the Plan International EU Office in Brussels. If you’re an experienced operations professional ready to make an impact in a purpose-driven NGO, apply by 16 Dec. 🔗 jobs.plan-international.org/job/Brussels...

🌍 African & European leaders, youth reps & civil society met in Luanda for a key moment in #AUEU cooperation. @planglobal.bsky.social joined the Civil Society & Youth Forum ahead of the AU–EU Summit to help shape key recommendations. Read our summary 👇 plan-international.org/eu/news/2025...

📢 Join our team! We are recruiting a Senior Operations Officer to join our team in Brussels. Looking to join a values-driven international NGO? ⬇️Learn more about the role and apply before 16 December: www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/43...

🔍As the #16DaysOfActivism end, we highlight a blog by Liza, #EWAG 2025 participant. Liza calls for real youth inclusion in policymaking and reminds us that advancing girls’ rights means building safer, fairer societies for all. 🔗Read the full blog here: plan-international.org/eu/blog/2025...

📢 Join our team! There’s still time to apply for our Senior Operations Officer role in Brussels. If you’re organised, detail-oriented and experienced in operations/admin, we’d love to hear from you! 📅 Apply before 16 Dec: plan-international.org/eu/about-us/... #NGOJobs #PlanInternational #EUJobs

Plan International demands an immediate end to drone strikes in #Sudan. Schools and kindergartens must be safe spaces, not zones of fear. plan-international.org/news/2025/12... #SafeSchools

📢 We’re #hiring! Are you a proactive operations professional with strong organisational skills and great attention to detail? Then we’re looking for you! Join us as Senior Operations Officer in Brussels from January 2026. ➡️Apply by 16 December: plan-international.org/eu/about-us/...

Join us in Brussels next Monday to explore how education can drive the next decade of EU external action and contribute to the success of #GlobalGateway. 🗓 1 December 2025 | 14:00–16:00 📍 Mission of Norway to the EU (Norway House), Brussels 🔗 Register now: forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...

Our 2025 State of the World’s Girls report reveals the daily realities of married girls, the harms child marriage causes, and what must change to end it. This #16Days we’re calling for more digital literacy programmes so girls can safely navigate online spaces. #EndChildMarriage

🌍 Last week, the AU–EU Youth & Civil Society Forum brought together youth leaders and CSOs from Africa and Europe to create recommendations for the future of the AU–EU Partnership. @planglobal.bsky.social was honoured to serve as rapporteur for the Peace, Security & Governance cluster. #AUEU25

🌍 We are at the AU–EU Youth & Civil Society Forum ahead of the 7th AU–EU Summit in Luanda! Youth & civil society from Africa & Europe are coming together to shape recommendations for the future of the partnership. #AUEU25 #EUAU #Africa #Angola | @eudiplomacy.bsky.social @ec.europa.eu

🌐Today we celebrate #WorldChildrensDay with an event at the European Parliament! With opening remarks from Commissioner Glenn Micallef, children from across Europe are leading the conversation with policymakers on how to make the EU safer for every child. #ChildRights #ChildParticipation

As leaders meet in Luanda for #AUEU25, we call for a partnership that puts rights, education & equity at the centre. This Summit must turn commitments into action. Read our recommendations and join the call for a people-centred AU–EU partnership. 🌍 plan-international.org/eu/blog/2025...

💡Investing in children means investing in a stronger, fairer, and more resilient future – for every child, everywhere. Today’s high-level event brings together EU leaders and experts to turn vision into action. #InvestingInChildren #EUExternalAction #ChildRights #MFF

Disturbing reports of the systematic mass killing of civilians, many of them are children and women, continue to come from Sudan. We have been working to provide life-saving assistance, but an immediate ceasefire and increased humanitarian access are critical. #Sudan #ElFasher

❗ Tomorrow’s the day! EU leaders, policymakers, and civil society experts gather in Brussels for “Investing in Children, Now” to reaffirm the EU’s commitment to putting children at the heart of its external action. 📡 Stay tuned for live updates and insights! #JoiningForces #ChildRights #MFF

🌍 Did you know? Nearly half of people receiving aid are children, yet only a small share of the EU’s foreign assistance directly targets them. Investing in children is essential to build sustainable global partnerships. 📅 Join us on 18 Nov in Brussels → ep-events.europarl.europa.eu/commcsou/Inv...

🔵As conflict, inequality and digital harm reshape childhood, the EU must keep children’s rights at the centre of its agenda. 🗓️On 20 Nov, a child-led event at the European Parliament will highlight how children’s voices can drive this change. Register below⬇️ docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

💡Investing in Children means strengthening education, health and protection systems to build lasting stability and sustainable EU partnerships. Next week in Brussels, we’ll explore how to shape a child-centred future in EU external action. 📅Join us: ep-events.europarl.europa.eu/commcsou/Inv...

(1/2) In the last three weeks we have been able to send food to feed over 200,000 people in #Gaza and dignity and hygiene kits to over 13,000 people. Hope is growing - but children still need urgent support.

59% of girls report that climate change has increased their domestic labour and made it more dangerous. Climate policies must address these gender-specific impacts #COP30. https://plan-international.org/publications/a-gathering-storm/

🚨 Last chance to register! Join us on 18 Nov in Brussels for “Investing in Children, Now”, a high-level event with EU officials, MEPs, civil society & private sector leaders. Let’s put children at the heart of the EU’s global agenda. 🔗Register now: ep-events.europarl.europa.eu/commcsou/Inv...

🌎 As the EU–CELAC Summit wraps up, the Coalition for the Defence of the Rights of Refugees, Migrants and Displaced Populations in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC RMD Coalition), calls for cooperation that protects the rights of refugees, migrants & displaced communities.

📢Save the Date: “Investing in Children, Now” On 18 November, Joining Forces & @unicef.org will bring together EU leaders and child rights advocates to explore how child-focused investment strengthens global stability & prosperity. ➡️Register here: ep-events.europarl.europa.eu/commcsou/Inv...

El Fasher is facing one of the darkest moments in Sudan’s conflict with mass killings and deliberate attacks on civilians and humanitarians. The siege has led to starvation and blocked humanitarian aid. This brutality must end. #ElFasher #CeasefireNow #KeepEyesOnSudan #SudanCrisis

🌍The #AidWatch2025 report by @concord-europe.bsky.social urges the EU to restore #ODA’s true purpose. We joined the launch, marking 20 years of advocacy for quality, effective aid. Time to reform, democratise & refocus aid where it’s most needed. 🔗 aidwatch.concordeurope.org/2025-report/

On 28 October, HR/VP @kajakallas.bsky.social and Commissioner @hadjalahbib.bsky.social condemned the seizure of El Fasher in North Darfur. The EU must step up its efforts and use its influence to protect civilians and push for an end to the conflict. www.eeas.europa.eu/eeas/sudan-j...

🎥 The final video in our Voices from Sudan and Jordan series is out! 💡Plan International Jordan Director, highlights an @ec.europa.eu funded project making a real difference, and shares what gives her hope after seeing so many children affected by conflict. Watch below⬇️

We are deeply shocked by the destruction of a kindergarten in a drone strike in #Ukraine. All children are safe but one adult caring for them was killed, and several others were hurt. Schools are protected under international law and should never be attacked. plan-international.org/news/2025/10...

As of this morning, 12 of our trucks have crossed the border into #Gaza through the Egyptian humanitarian corridor, reaching children and families with lifesaving food, dignity and hygiene kits.

🎥 The new episode of our Voices from Sudan & Jordan series is out. Hamida Jahamah, Plan International Jordan Director, shares what life is like for children growing up in refugee camps, and how @ec.europa.eu and DG ECHO can help protect those affected by conflict & displacement. ⬇️ Watch below

🎉 And that’s a wrap on #EWAG2025! The 13th edition of the European Week of Action for Girls was filled with advocacy, learning, and inspiration. Big thanks to our ambassadors, policymakers & collaborators for making it such a success. 💜 🔗 Learn more: www.instagram.com/eugirlsweek/

Day 3 European Week of Action for Girls (#EWAG) 💥Youth advocates brought powerful energy to the @swedenineu.bsky.social office, meeting @ec.europa.eu CODEV & COHOM delegates to champion increased investment in girls’ rights, especially in the #MFF context. 💬

📢On Day 2 of #EWAG, youth advocates met MEPs @maritmaij.bsky.social & @abiralsahlani.bsky.social and Chiara Damo (DG INTPA) at the #EuropeanParliament to discuss how investing in girls’ rights drives leadership, participation & equality. 🔗Learn more here: instagram.com/eugirlsweek/

🎉The European Week of Action for Girls #EWAG is here! From 13–17 Oct in Brussels, we’re calling on the EU to #InvestInGirls and ensure the next MFF delivers real, sustained investment in girls’ rights worldwide. 🔗Follow us on Instagram for the latest updates: www.instagram.com/eugirlsweek/

🎥 The third video in our Voices from Sudan and Jordan series is out In one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises, Mohamed Kamal, Director of Plan International Sudan, shares what gives him hope: the resilience of young people who keep dreaming despite conflict & displacement. ⬇️ Watch below

🔵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. ec.europa.eu/commission/p...

🔵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.

🎥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. ⬇️

🎥 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 ⬇️

⚠️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. plan-international.org/sudan/news/2...

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

✏️ 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

🔵🌍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.

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. ⬇️

@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 plan-international.org/news/2025/08...

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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. 💪

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. plan-international.org/eu/news/2025...