14 Dec 2016

“Being a Global Youth Ambassador has been a great opportunity for me to learn. I have developed the courage to act and the confidence to work for a cause I believe in”

Sushant was one of the earliest members of the Global Youth Ambassadors network when it began in 2014 and has played a central role in many of our campaigns. Now aged 30, his time in the network is coming to a close. He looks back on the experience and celebrates some of his achievements. 

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14 Dec 2016

Parents worried as teacher strikes in Chad leave 3m children out of school

Many of the country's teachers have been on strike since September over pay arrears and conditions - now a campaign has been launched to get children back into school. 

13 Dec 2016

Earthquake damage leaves 30,000 children out of school in Indonesia

With scores of schools affected, many children will have no safe place to learn, play and deal with the trauma of the disaster that hit Aceh province.

13 Dec 2016

Why teaching them in their own language could help 500m children to stay in school and succeed

There is growing evidence that children taught first in their home languages - before acquiring additional languages - become better learners and are more likely to stay in school.

11 Dec 2016

Leaders and laureates vow to tackle child exploitation and improve education

Child rights activist and Nobel Peace Prize winner Kailash Satyarthi said he organised the summit in India because the voices of the world's most marginalised children were not being heard.

11 Dec 2016

3m new birth certificates to help keep Ivory Coast children in school

The move to document children will help authorities to enforce a 2015 law that requires everyone to attend school up to the age of 16 in a country where up to one million children are working in the cocoa industry.

9 Dec 2016

Almost one in four of world’s children live in countries hit by conflicts or disasters

To mark 70 years of UNICEF working on behalf of children across the world, the UN agency has released statistics that show its programmes are just as vital today.

9 Dec 2016

“The struggle is far from over. To tire in our quest to leave the world a better place is something we cannot opt for”

Ahead of Human Rights Day on December 10, Global Youth Ambassador Mitchell Ofuyo writes about the struggle for change in Kenya and beyond.

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9 Dec 2016

“Where is my education?” Watch Syrian refugee girl’s message to world leaders

Ahead of Human Rights Day on December 10, ¹ú²úÊÓƵ has produced a video that features 12-year-old Syrian refugee Sheymaa sending this message to world leaders: "Where is my childhood and education?"

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8 Dec 2016

One year on: from war in Syria to school on a small island in Scotland

The school in the town of Rothesay has been at the heart of the community support for refugee families who fled from the war in Syria.