Plan International accused of abandoning children in Sri Lanka exit

Children's charity faces claims it failed vulnerable children and misled donors after shutting down activities in the country

One of the world's largest children's rights charities has admitted it made a number of mistakes" when it left Sri Lanka abruptly last year, amid accusations it had misled the public and donors and failed 20,000 vulnerable children in the country.

Former employees and provincial governors who spoke to the Guardian described Plan International's exit as irresponsible", cynical and indefensible".