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Every child has the right to feel hopeful about the world
Justin van Fleet
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“We can unite and raise our voices together and speak out against violent extremism”
A Global Youth Ambassador from Burkina Faso tells how attacks have closed over 600 schools - but young leaders are working together to prevent violence.
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Refugee children from Burundi’s civil war are so happy to be in school
The conflict has left thousands traumatised and alone - but some students who fled to Tanzania have told how education has given them hope.
Kidnapped Nigerian schoolgirls are set free by Boko Haram
The government said that so far 76 of the students taken from their school in Dapchi are confirmed as having been returned to the town today.
What makes children happy when they live in some of the world’s poorest and most marginalised communities?
Today is International Day of Happiness - so we asked young people what makes them feel good. The pictures should put a smile on your face.
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‘I am totally destroyed’: child marriage grows among Syrian refugee girls in Lebanon
One in five refugee girls aged 15 to 19 is married - depriving them of education and putting them at risk of violence and health problems.
Air strike kills 15 Syrian children sheltering in Eastern Ghouta school
They were hiding in a basement when three missiles hit the school in Arbin, said the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
Global initiative to investigate how to recruit millions of teachers and ensure they have right skills
With many developing countries facing serious teacher shortages, experts will examine what can be done to help young people succeed.
The art of success: British teacher wins $1m global prize for her work with inner-city children
Andria Zafirakou faced a variety of issues including gang violence, impoverished backgrounds and multiple languages when she became a teacher in London.
Teacher who used blackboard to explain computers is the star of global technology conference
Donations poured in after Richard Appiah Akoto resorted to chalk drawings because his school in a poor farming village in Ghana had no computers.
Palestinian agency gets new funding but still faces battle to safeguard 700 schools
UNRWA said the $100m raised at a summit is only "a first step" towards securing the education of 525,000 children.