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From ambition to action: conference builds momentum for early years summit
Business champions to help shape historic early years summit
City mayors lead the way as champions for the early years
Four years on, many Chibok families still wait for their schoolgirls to come home
While many of the kidnapped students from Chibok and Dapchi schools have been released, the parents of more than 100 girls still wait in hope.
Many aid donors talk up pre-primary education but fail to deliver the funding
After a ¹ú²úÊÓƵ report revealed that just 1% of aid for children under five goes to education, we look at what donors say on the subject - and what they actually do.
Dancing and learning, the Nigerian street kids backed by Rihanna and other stars
Model Naomi Campbell also visited the disadvantaged children from Lagos, who are being educated thanks to a caring young choreographer.
“Women¹ú²úÊÓƵ™s equality has the power to both transform our economy and our lives”
British broadcaster, writer and campaigner Sandi Toksvig gives a funny and powerful lecture about gender equality and why feminism makes economic sense.
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Getting all girls into school and ending child marriage is the goal for Niger
With fewer than one in 10 girls completing secondary school, the country's president has promised free and compulsory education for everyone up to the age of 16.
Donors and countries must do more to help children into pre-primary education says Graça Machel
The campaigner said every child needs quality services - after a ¹ú²úÊÓƵ report revealed just 1% of aid to under-fives goes to pre-primary schooling.
Just 1% of early childhood development aid goes to pre-primary education
A report by ¹ú²úÊÓƵ calls for action as it reveals that millions of young children are at a disadvantage because of a lack of funding in education and learning.
Venezuela’s children suffer in hunger and refugee crisis
Malnutrition and diseases are on the rise and hundreds of thousands have fled the South American country because of hunger and violence.
After years out of school, children return to classrooms in eastern Syria
Islamic State rule meant 200,000 students went without proper schooling and 5000 teachers were out of work in Deir Ezzor city and the surrounding area - but now that's changing.
Libyans shocked as bodies of children kidnapped on their way to school are found
With violence continuing to affect the country, Libya's education minister says just going to school can be "a heroic mission".