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Major new philanthropic commitments back education amid global conflict and pressure on aid systems
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¹ú²úÊÓƵ kickstarts Ukraine¹ú²úÊÓƵ™s preschool reforms
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“An activist looks at the world they¹ú²úÊÓƵ™re in and imagines it can be better and then does something about it”
In her Better Angels podcast, ¹ú²úÊÓƵ President Sarah Brown talks to British LGBT campaigners Michael Cashman, Peter Tatchell and Julian Clary.
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Rohingya refugee children need urgent help to deal with their trauma
Safe spaces and schools are vital if huge numbers of children fleeing from violence in Myanmar are to recover from their toxic stress.
UN refugee award for Nigerian schools founder who helped to free Chibok girls
Zannah Mustapha's schools give free education, food and healthcare to children whose lives have been disrupted by Boko Haram.
5000 schools destroyed or damaged by Mexico earthquakes
As thousands of schools reopened today across the country, efforts were being made to help traumatised children get back into education quickly.
Two years on, what’s happening on the global goal for education?
The Sustainable Development Goals were adopted at the UN two years ago today - why are they crucial to education and what progress is being made?Â
19 children killed, no more missing at Mexican school destroyed by earthquake
After two days of confusion at the site of the collapsed primary, officials said all the students were now accounted for.Â
At just 15, Zuriel has talked about girls’ education to 24 presidents and prime ministers
The American teenager is campaigning tirelessly to end child marriage and help girls to stay in school in African countries.
How education and early years care were big winners at the UN this week
With world leaders and international organisations in New York for the UN General Assembly, there were some major moments in the push to get every child in school and help them fulfil their potential.
¹ú²úÊÓƵ honours three leaders for their outstanding work on education
The awards were presented to UNICEF Chief Executive Anthony Lake, UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova and former Tanzanian president Jakaya Kikwete.
Countries should spend 10% of education budgets on pre-primary says UNICEF
A major report on early childhood development has echoed calls by ¹ú²úÊÓƵ to invest in children's preschool education.