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Major new philanthropic commitments back education amid global conflict and pressure on aid systems
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Global Youth Ambassadors champion the early years at G20 summit
#YouPromised: campaigners won’t stop until every Syrian refugee child is in school
With world leaders preparing to meet at the G7 talks in May, half of Syrian refugee children are being educated in neighbouring countries - but hundreds of thousands more were promised they would also be in school by now.
Actor Forest Whitaker helps South Sudanese youth to shape their future
The Oscar-winning film star has been in South Sudan and Uganda to see how his charity works with young people on conflict resolution and tolerance.
“These children have been under a lot of stress and pressure – for them drawing can be a wonderful release”
In the latest of her Better Angels podcast series, ¹ú²úÊÓƵ President Sarah Brown talks about the role of creativity in change to film-makers Nadine Labaki and Steve Nguyen, children's illustrator Nick Sharrat and Syrian activists in Lebanon.
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“I am a girl but I can achieve what the men can achieve – to be a girl is not a sin”
Global Youth Ambassador Amani Abdulrahman writes about the discrimination and lack of rights suffered by girls and women in Yemen.
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Malawi closes loophole and finally bans child marriage after youth-led campaign
Young campaigners were crucial in persuading politicians to change the country's constitution to outlaw marriage between the ages of 15 and 18 with parental consent.
Zuhair, 13, scarred by Yemen war that has robbed two million children of education
A boy who was injured in a bomb attack is just one of millions of children in Yemen who are suffering terribly because of the war.
Australia failing to meet education targets for aboriginal children
High school completion rates have risen - but Aborigine and Torres Strait Islander children are still trailing non-indigenous children on enrolment, literacy and early education indicators.
Latin American leaders pledge to make early learning a priority
Marginalised children will be the priority as education ministers agree action plans to tackle poverty and inequality and deliver education and early childhood programmes.
¹ú²úÊÓƵœMy sisters had to leave school to get married – I¹ú²úÊÓƵ™m determined to keep studying for as long as possible”
A new video and pictures have been released on Valentine's Day to remind us of the millions of young girls who are deprived of education, their health and a future because of child marriage.
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#5for5 campaign: how to help your child learn through play
¹ú²úÊÓƵ's #5for5 campaign is about standing up for the under-fives - here are 20 fun things you can do to help your young child develop.