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Will Smith cannot wait! He’s bungee-jumping over the Grand Canyon to help education in emergencies
The movie star is tackling the stunt to raise awareness of the urgent need for children caught up in conflicts and disasters to be in school.
22 children drown on their way to school when boat capsizes in Sudan
The engine failed in a strong current on the river Nile, which was swollen by the rainy season.
Global Youth Ambassadors S/Hero Week: meet our safe schools champion Anushka
In the latest of our Global Youth Ambassadors S/Hero Week awards, we spotlight the winner of the safe schools category.
Palestinian schools crisis: ‘We don’t have money to pay our teachers’
The UN agency that provides education for 525,000 children has given its strongest warning that 711 schools may not reopen because of lack of funding.
South Africa to shut pit toilets at 4500 schools after death of girl aged five
President Cyril Ramaphosa said replacing them will "save lives and restore dignity" to children.
Child marriage and teenage births keeping girls out of school in Mozambique
Almost half of girls aged 15 to 19 are pregnant or already mothers - trapping them and their communities in poverty, say officials.
Global Youth Ambassadors S/Hero Week: meet our youth skills champion Prabhath
This week we are paying tribute to outstanding young advocates - today it's the award for helping youth get the skills they need to be equipped for the workplace.Â
“Our struggles at school and home as left-handed children”
On International Left Handers Day, two of our Global Youth Ambassadors relive what it was like growing up in a right-handed world.
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Global Youth Ambassadors S/Hero Week: meet our education financing champion Lian
This week we are paying tribute to some of our outstanding young advocates -beginning with our award for the key area of education funding.
Yemen school bus attack: UN demands investigation as officials say 40 children died
With families preparing to bury their dead today, UNICEF's chief said air strikes on schools and children had to be stopped.