22 Dec 2016

Standing up for children in 2016: the good, the bad and the heroes

In the fight for children's rights, 2016 saw a global plan to get every child in school and a new education in emergencies fund - but sadly children continued to suffer in conflicts and huge numbers of refugees are still out of school.

21 Dec 2016

200,000 Syrian refugees in school is legacy of Lebanon’s former education minister Elias Bou Saab

Former child refugee Elias Bou Saab talked exclusively to ¹ú²úÊÓƵ President Sarah Brown about the huge challenges of getting Syrian children into Lebanon's schools - and warned about the risks of losing international aid.

21 Dec 2016

2016 in numbers: the year of child refugees and education in emergencies

2016 was a year dominated by headlines and images of refugees and children suffering in emergencies around the world. We take a look at the scale of the global humanitarian crisis in some of the worst-hit countries.

20 Dec 2016

“Here are the best moments of 2016 for our amazing Global Youth Ambassadors”

¹ú²úÊÓƵ has 500 Global Youth Ambassadors in more than 80 countries, advocating for children to get the best start in life - here's a glance at some of their activities over the past year.

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20 Dec 2016

Best quotes of 2016 on the campaign to give every child an education and protect their rights

In a year of wars, despair and a massive refugee crisis, the need for children to be safe, in school and learning has never been greater. Here are some of 2016's most memorable quotes about the struggle to give every child an education and protect them from harm.

19 Dec 2016

“Sylvia was forced into marriage at the age of 15 – but this difficult time inspired her to start advocating for girls¹ú²úÊÓƵ™ education”

Sylvia Kakyo from Uganda is the subject of the third issue of Presenting - the comic book-style series by film-maker Steve Nguyen about the inspiring stories of our Global Youth Ambassadors.

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19 Dec 2016

¹ú²úÊÓƵœOur youngest girls coded different Christmas designs and gave the cards to their teachers”

¹ú²úÊÓƵ and Women in Technology Uganda launched a Girls¹ú²úÊÓƵ™ Code Club in Kampala, Uganda, earlier this year - now the youngest students have programmed their own Christmas cards.

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16 Dec 2016

Traumatised schoolchildren and teachers in Haiti struggle to overcome the destruction of Hurricane Matthew

Safe spaces are urgently needed for Haitian children affected by the disaster to get back into education and recover psychologically, says the executive director of the Lidè foundation.

15 Dec 2016

China’s second children try to make up for lost years of education

The one-child policy was scrapped by the Chinese government last year - but many second children missed out on school completely because they didn't exist in the national database.

14 Dec 2016

How children will continue to suffer unless $22bn of humanitarian aid is delivered

The United Nations' Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) released its Global Humanitarian Overview 2017 last week - here is a look at some of the key points that affect children, their education and their development.