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In pictures: children who are so happy to be at school and learning
With some students just returning to education after years of conflict, we feature children going back to school in different parts of the world.Â
‘I don’t want to waste my chance here’: Syrian refugee Bassam, 14, films journey to be reunited with father in Austria
Bassam is one of four out-of-school refugee children living in Turkey who spent six months documenting their lives on video for ºÚÁÏÍø±¬³Ô¹Ï.
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Bulgaria tries to encourage marginalised Roma children into school
With only one in 10 Roma children getting a secondary education, special teams including teachers are travelling across the country to meet families.
“If we cannot find a solution to the war and unpaid teachers’ salaries, we risk a lost generation in Yemen”
A Global Youth Ambassador from the conflict-torn country tells how teachers have been driven to strike because they haven't been paid for a year.
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India cannot progress until abuse of children is tackled says president
President Kovind's remarks came at the end of a month-long march across the country to raise awareness about the slavery, trafficking, and sexual abuse of children.
Traumatised Iraqi children hope to go back to school after nightmare of Islamic State rule
Thousands of children displaced from the liberated town of Hawija need urgent psychological support and safe places to learn.
“Not returning to school after childbirth will have a huge impact on the future of girls’ education”
Teenage mothers should be allowed to return to education after having their child, argues a Global Youth Ambassador from Tanzania.
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Recipe for success: Gaza preschools combine healthy eating and learning
On World Food Day, we find out how Palestinian children are being taught skills while enjoying themselves in the kitchen.
Millions of Yemeni students affected as strike by unpaid teachers keeps schools shut
On the first day of the new term, UNICEF said nearly three-quarters of the war-torn country's educators have not had their wages for a year and almost 500 schools have been destroyed.
2017 set to be worst year ever for attacks on schools
The UN Security Council was told more than 500 attacks were documented in the first six months of this year, compared to 753 in all of 2016.