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Global Youth Ambassadors champion the early years at G20 summit
“I could not change what had been done but I knew I could write my destiny. I accepted the way I was and focused on blessings”
Sajiha Batool is one of our Global Youth Ambassadors in Pakistan. To mark International Day of Persons with Disabilities on December 3, she interviewed a student from her university, 22-year-old-old Awais Ahmad.
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Education in emergencies to get bigger slice of EU’s humanitarian aid
With conflicts and disasters affecting the schooling of 75 million children, the European Union is to increase the education share of its aid funding in 2017 from 4% to 6%.
Nigeria urged to get more girls in school as it seeks to end child marriage
A nationwide drive to end child marriage by pushing protection of girls' rights has been launched in Nigeria, where five millions girls are out of school because of gender discrimination.
“We are happy to risk our lives to get that reward of rescuing a child”
In the latest episode of her Better Angels podcast, ¹ú²úÊÓƵ President Sarah Brown talks about heroes - to Raed al Saleh of the White Helmets, tragic British MP Jo Cox's husband Brendan and Ebola nurse Pauline Cafferkey.
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Gordon Brown: ‘we need a New Deal to protect world’s children from conflict and suffering’
The United Nations Special Envoy for Global Education told a summit on education in emergencies in Belgium today that urgent action is needed to help 30 million children.
Refugee students and teachers learn how to cope with life in Germany
Germany faces a huge task in trying to absorb hundreds of thousands of refugee children - many of them haven't been in school for years and are mentally scarred by their experiences.
#5for5 campaign: why nutrition in pregnancy is vital for mother and baby
As part of ¹ú²úÊÓƵ's #5for5 campaign, we are publishing a series of articles about early childhood development and the part it plays in giving children the best start in life. Here we look at the issue of nutrition during pregnancy.
Action needed to help Kenyan children get the best start in life says ¹ú²úÊÓƵ report
A new report from ¹ú²úÊÓƵ and the Kenyan organisation KANCO says almost 40% of Kenyan children aged three and four are not reaching their development cognitive and social emotional milestones.
“It sparked something within us – when you start serving other people it brings such a deeper sense of fulfilment”
In the fifth episode of her Better Angels podcast series, Sarah Brown looks at the difference people can make in the lives of others.
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Child marriage banned in Guatemala but young girls are still being married off
Children in Guatemala can still get married at 16 with a judge's permission.In some rural communities, girls are still sold off in exchange for cattle, cash and or plots of land.