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Justin van Fleet
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‘I release my pain’: Syrian refugees and New York children write letters to each other
The 1,000 Letter Project lets the refugees in Lebanon share their hopes and dreams with young people thousand of miles away.
Emergency education and youth skills initiatives in running for UN award
The Global Business Coalition for Education - which harnesses the power of major companies - has been named as a finalist in the UN SDG Action Awards.
“Ismail, a student with a disability, has realised his dream and inspired millions of people”
A remarkable young man from Somalia has been hailed by government leaders and the community after overcoming challenges to graduate from university.
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Nigeria school attack: despair and anger grows with dozens of girls still missing
Confusion surrounding the fate of the Yobe state schoolgirls after a Boko Haram raid echoes the aftermath of the Chibok abductions.
Groundbreaking research on preterm babies is helping to save and improve their lives
Professor James Boardman tells how the Jennifer Brown Research Laboratory in Edinburgh is working to reduce the number of children who grow up with difficulties after premature birth.
Emergency education for thousands after cyclone wrecks schools in Tonga
More than 80 schools were damaged and 25,000 students affected by the devastating storm that hit the Pacific island.Â
Fears grow for at least 50 girls missing after Boko Haram attack Nigerian school
Two days after it was thought that all students had fled to safety in Yobe state, reports say dozens of girls are still unaccounted for.
Children bombed and starved, schools attacked in horrific siege of Eastern Ghouta
The escalating battle for control of the rebel-held Syrian region is taking a terrible toll on its people - young and old.
Watch your language! Children learn best at school in their mother tongue
To mark International Mother Language Day, we look at some of the challenges faced every day by more than 500 million primary and secondary students.
“It is sad some parents have not embraced that education is for both genders”
A Kenyan teacher tells how schools are coping with children who fled conflict in Somalia to make a new life in the neighbouring country.
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