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‘Education gave me strength’: Syrian refugee Muzoon’s message for children caught up in conflict
The teenager went to Chad to highlight the need for education during humanitarian emergencies - as new figures showed 25 million children are out of school because of conflicts in 22 countries.Â
How Tiny Totos daycares in Kenya deliver the five key areas of early childhood development
Children under five need quality nurturing care if they are to get the best start in life - we visit a social enterprise in Kenya that is showing how to provide safe and stimulating services.
African leaders back innovative funding plan to get every child in school
Fourteen African nations have welcomed the chance to be come "pioneer countries" who will boost investment in their own education system while getting help from the international community.
‘He disappeared in his school uniform’: the tragedy of India’s missing and trafficked children
Thousands of Indian children are victims of trafficking and slavery every year - many of them are unlikely to see their families again or get an education.
Global inquiry to investigate how to protect children in conflicts
The past year has seen a dramatic rise in violent acts against children - from sexual enslavement to the deliberate bombing of schools, education envoy Gordon Brown told the UN.
Bold funding plan can get every child in the world into school says UN envoy Gordon Brown
A new finance mechanism is needed to deliver education for all by 2030 - including every refugee and displaced child - the United Nations envoy said.
Traumatised and out of school, the child victims of the Battle of Mosul
¹ú²úÊÓƵ writer Billy Briggs has been to Iraq to witness the effect the six-month battle has had on children and the efforts to get them back into education.
World Bank can help to make early childhood care a global priority
Meetings of key decision-makers in Washington this week could be an important milestone for young children from the world's poorest and most marginalised communities.
Unpaid teacher salaries mean millions of Yemeni children may not finish school year
Three-quarters of the war-torn country's teachers have not been paid for seven months - meaning many cannot afford to travel to work or pay for basic necessities for their families.
Early years care is high on the agenda for countries at World Bank meetings
Early childhood development and the reasons why countries should invest in the under-fives will be in the spotlight during this week's Spring Meetings in Washington.