Trauma of girls in conflict zones detailed by Plan International in landmark report
ABCGirls and young women are bearing the brunt of the world's violent conflicts, a landmark report by a leading humanitarian organisation has found. Plan International surveyed almost 10,000 young people aged 15 to 24 across 10 countries including Lebanon, Sudan and the Philippines for its State of the World's Girls report. "Essential services including water stations, schools and healthcare facilities have suffered enormous damage and 75 per cent of children are at risk of poverty," Plan's report said. The brutal civil war in Sudan, meanwhile, was "having a disproportionate effect on women and children, with allegations of rape, forced marriages, sexual slavery, and trafficking", Plan's report said. "When I became a doctor, I worked with a lot with girls and young women who were abused in the war," said Dr Elzahra Mohammed from Plan International Sudan.
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