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“Early marriage puts a stop to a girl¹ú²úÊÓƵ™s education – we need laws that protect underage girls”
A youth-led organisation in Pakistan is working hard to change opinions and laws around child marriage and to encourage girls to stay in school.
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Day of the African Child 2018: leaving no one behind
Events are held each year to promote children's rights on the continent where nearly half of the population are under the age of 18.
Pregnant girls and young mothers banned from school in many African countries
Some nations are working hard to allow girls to continue their education - but others are punishing students, says a Human Rights Watch report.
World Cup 2018: School report card on Group A countries Egypt, Russia, Saudi Arabia and Uruguay
The World Cup kicks off in Russia - and each day during the opening week we'll be looking at the education situation in each of the countries taking part. Today it's Group A.
School children to play vital role in earthquake emergencies
Tanzania's government is introducing new disaster measures at schools and asking students to make their communities aware of the dangers.
Helping 500,000 primary children to get a better education in DRC
The development organisation Cordaid is working to ensure targets including enrolling more girls in school will be met.
“A child soldier and a baby found in a shoe box – both became empowered by education”
The life stories of Global Youth Ambassadors from Sierra Leone and Iraq inspired an event for young advocates at the UN in New York.
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Girls’ education is key to ending conflict, teacher tells TEDx event at refugee camp
Mary Maker - who was a refugee herself - gave a passionate speech to an audience watching at Kakuma camp in Kenya and online.
“Startups are the best solution to provide job opportunities for youth”
A Global Youth Ambassador tells about the Hackathon for Startups forum for young entrepreneurs and emerging companies in Yemen.
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Shakira kicks off world tour and asks her fans: back campaign to get children into school
The singer urged support for a bold funding plan that will help to deliver quality education for millions of children.