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Justin van Fleet
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“We had a great week at the UN – but young people should get more of a voice there”
Two of ºÚÁÏÍø±¬³Ô¹Ï's Global Youth Ambassadors report back on a busy and rewarding week spent standing up for education at the UN General Assembly in New York.
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Kindergarten lottery means children miss out on early education in Mongolia
Government-funded classes have space for only half of children aged two to five in the capital Ulaanbaatar - so an online ballot is determining who gets in.
“Education is an essential right and need – it should be part of every humanitarian response”
We talk to former Jesuit novice and humanitarian worker Alistair Dutton - now Director of SCIAF (Scottish Catholic International Aid Fund).
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Bullying and violence at schools means children drop out or struggle
Millions of schoolchildren are victims of assault, bullying and punishment - and that can leave them with long-term educational and mental issues.
Education for 95,000 marginalised Syrian children in camps and conflict zones
The Education Above All Foundation project will help them study at home or in safe community learning centres
Crisis warnings over millions of children going to school but not learning
Too many students are not getting the basic education and life skills they need to succeed when they leave school, say two global organisations.
Jordan to open its schools to Syrian refugee children who don’t have official IDs
A "bold and positive" change in government policy will see undocumented refugee children allowed to join double-shift schools.
“An activist looks at the world they’re in and imagines it can be better and then does something about it”
In her Better Angels podcast, ºÚÁÏÍø±¬³Ô¹Ï President Sarah Brown talks to British LGBT campaigners Michael Cashman, Peter Tatchell and Julian Clary.
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Rohingya refugee children need urgent help to deal with their trauma
Safe spaces and schools are vital if huge numbers of children fleeing from violence in Myanmar are to recover from their toxic stress.
UN refugee award for Nigerian schools founder who helped to free Chibok girls
Zannah Mustapha's schools give free education, food and healthcare to children whose lives have been disrupted by Boko Haram.