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Business champions to help shape historic early years summit
City mayors lead the way as champions for the early years
Steve Nguyen supports Safe Schools campaign with a new animated film
The renowned animator and film-maker tells how he was inspired by the image of education flourishing in the midst of conflict.
Girls banned from crossing river to school during their periods
The order - supposedly from river gods - also dictates that the students cannot make the journey on Tuesdays.
“Listening to the community helped me to understand the issues they face”
Global Youth Ambassador Joannes found that returning to his home village in Cameroon was an overwhelming experience.
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Children are ‘disposable’ victims of illegal attacks on Syrian schools
Human Rights Watch has demanded that Syrian and Russian forces stop targeting schools and says the UN Security Council must take urgent action.
Frozen hair boy’s amazing determination to get to school goes viral
Chinese boy Wang Fuman was pictured with icicles in his hair after walking for three miles in bitterly cold temperatures so he could take an exam.
Iraqi teachers learn how to help children traumatised by Islamic State rule and conflict
School students in Mosul are dealing with the psychological effects of seeing executions, air strikes and the deaths of loved ones.
Zambia shuts down all schools to combat cholera outbreak
Children will stay at home until at least the end of January and authorities will check that schools have safe water and sanitation facilities.
TV cartoon tribute to hero schoolboy who died stopping a suicide bomber
The Pakistani children's show Teetoo and Tania features a girl trying to persuade a visiting alien that Earth is full of inspiring people.
Campaigners condemn arrest of Tanzanian schoolgirls for being pregnant
The five students and their parents were detained on the orders of a regional government official but will not face any charges.Â
Indigenous schoolgirls face sexism, violence and trafficking in Nicaragua
A newly-elected woman mayor is taking a stand against child trafficking and vulnerable females being preyed on in her poor coastal community.