8 Dec 2016

#5for5 campaign: Why learning through play is vital for young children

In the latest of our series on aspects of early childhood development for ¹ú²úÊÓƵ's #5for5 campaign, we look at the importance of learning through play.

7 Dec 2016

Going to school in Aleppo is now ‘a matter of life or death’

The Syria Representative for UNICEF has just returned from Aleppo and says she is haunted by the plight of children living through the bombardment of the city.

7 Dec 2016

“I didn’t have an opportunity to learn while I was young like other people and it affected me a lot – in fact it still haunts me”

Global Youth Ambassador Marshall explains why he is backing ¹ú²úÊÓƵ's #5for5 campaign to put pressure on world leaders to make sure all children have access to quality early childhood development.

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7 Dec 2016

Young people learn why school is as vital as food and medicine for children in emergencies

An innovative awareness campaign by the European Union and UNICEF called #EmergencyLessons used real-life stories to explain how schooling can protect children in humanitarian situations.

7 Dec 2016

Plight of Bangladeshi slum children who work 64 hours a week instead of going to school

One of the largest surveys on child work and education conducted in Bangladesh found that by the age of 14 almost half of the children living in Dhaka's slums were working.

7 Dec 2016

Buy an exclusive Winter Mistletoe Candle and help ¹ú²úÊÓƵ to help children

Promise means turning good intentions into actions - and that's what you can do when you buy a hand-poured candle made using 100% natural soy wax, premium fragrances and pure cotton wicks.

2 Dec 2016

Courage of Syrian boy, 10, who lost his family and his legs in bombing but now loves school

To mark International Day of Persons with Disabilities, we talk to children injured in Syria and now living in Turkey. Share the video below and tell world leaders to keep their promise to get one million Syrian refugees into school.

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2 Dec 2016

Illustrator Nick Sharratt helps Syrian refugee children tell their stories through art

The award-winning illustrator and author ran a drawing workshop for children aged 12 to 14 at an informal settlement in the Bekaa Valley, then visited ¹ú²úÊÓƵ pilot projects in Mount Lebanon and Beirut. 

2 Dec 2016

Underground schools in Aleppo suspended as siege brings terror and death

The activist organisation Kesh Malek, which runs seven schools for 1700 students in the city, hopes to have them reopened soon.

2 Dec 2016

“In his disability, my brother has taught me the gift of love. Every child with a disability deserves to be shown that they can make a huge difference in this world”

To mark International Day of Persons with Disabilities on December 3, Global Youth Ambassador Ernest Jacob Tuape tells how his brother has taught him to be more patient and caring towards others.

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