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From ambition to action: conference builds momentum for early years summit
Business champions to help shape historic early years summit
City mayors lead the way as champions for the early years
USAID helps thousands of children into education in Pakistan’s Sindh province
The programme includes enrolling 100,000 girls, improving reading for 750,000 children and helping 25,000 teachers increase their skills.
“I work by collecting scrap”: Mustafa, 12, films his life as a Syrian refugee in Turkey
Mustafa is one of four out-of-school children who spent six months filming their lives for ¹ú²úÊÓƵ after their families fled from the Syrian conflict.
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‘At least five’ Syrian children killed as school is bombed in besieged town
Activists say the students were leaving their school in Eastern Ghouta when a shell landed at the gate.
Terrified children run from Syrian kindergarten after bombing
Video of students fleeing from the attack in Eastern Ghouta was released today - as an aid convoy delivered food to starving children in the same town.
“Free schools are only a stepping stone for universal quality education – not the final solution”
One of our Global Youth Ambassadors lays out the case for a multi-step approach to helping children out of poverty and into education.
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Chinese teacher who’s helping 30,000 children learn computer coding skills
Authorities are investing heavily to get schools and students capable of succeeding in the digital economy.Â
African countries need to help young people get skills for the jobs of tomorrow
The continent's education and vocational learning systems must be transformed, says a major report by UNICEF.
Yemen becomes 70th country to sign Safe Schools Declaration to protect education in conflict
The pledge to safeguard students from attack came days after a coalition that backs the government was blacklisted by the UN for airstrikes on schools.
40,000 children back at school after Puerto Rico hurricane – but others may have to wait for months
119 schools have reopened - others have no power or will have to close permanently because of the damage caused by Hurricane Maria.
‘Before the war we had an ordinary but wonderful life’: Syrian refugee Rojin, 15, films life as a farm worker in Turkey
Rojin is one of four out-of-school refugee children living in Turkey who spent six months documenting their lives on video for ¹ú²úÊÓƵ.
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