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Business champions to help shape historic early years summit
City mayors lead the way as champions for the early years
Youth Champions gather early years insights for world leaders
Schools on alert to prevent spread of Ebola outbreak in DRC
Children are being taught how to protect themselves from the deadly virus, which left five million children out of school during the 2014 outbreak.
Oprah Winfrey, Meryl Streep and other stars tell world leaders to act now on girls’ education
They are among 140 celebrities and leading figures who are calling for "historic changes" this year on gender inequality.
EU to increase its aid spending on education in emergencies
The European Union is showing leadership by targeting 10% of its aid budget to help children back into school quickly after a humanitarian emergency.
“New global education funding is a source of hope for millions of children”
Three of our Global Youth Ambassadors tell how they delivered a call for action from 1.5 million young people to the head of the United Nations.
Expert Voices
Death penalty for victim of child marriage and rape sparks outrage in Sudan and beyond
The plight of a teenage girl who killed her husband as she was being attacked has raised the issues of early marriage and girls' rights.
Keep helping people is message to royal bride Meghan Markle from schoolgirls in Rwanda
On the eve of the royal wedding, primary students recall her visit to see how clean water and toilets are helping to keep girls in school.
Conflicts and disasters leave millions of children displaced in their own countries
30.6 million people were internally displaced last year - half of them will be children and many could be out of school for months or even years.
“Say no to child marriage – it is possible if we all fight for the rights of girls”
Tanzania has one of the highest child marriage rates in the world - here's a look at the causes, the challenges and the campaign to end the practice.
Expert Voices
Teachers’ security fears leave thousands of children out of school in Burkina Faso
Violent extremist groups have targeted schools and threatened teachers in the north of the country.
Education is the way to end inequality in South Africa says President Ramaphosa
The struggle for equal and quality education was "indistinguishable from the struggle for freedom", he told students.