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Outcry as president threatens to bomb indigenous schools in Philippines
Human Rights Watch and politicians said Rodrigo Duterte's words could encourage the military to attack children and teachers.
Why girls around the world are still denied an equal chance of education
Girls are still less likely to attend school than boys - and many of the obstacles behind this gender gap are examined in a United Nations report.
“Education offers safe spaces for learning – it should be a key component of humanitarian response to emergencies”
In our series featuring leading figures in global education, we talk to Vernor Munoz of the charity Plan International about education in emergencies and other key challenges.
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60,000 children back at school in west Mosul but others are traumatised and hiding
Damaged buildings, unexploded bombs and overcrowding are just some of the problems as schools try to get back to normal in the war-ravaged Iraqi city.
Kenyan schoolgirls heading to Google HQ after developing FGM app
The inventive teenagers will take part in the international Technovation competition, where girls develop mobile apps to end problems in their communities.
“We work with malnutrition, education and early stimulation to really improve the quality of childhood”
Away from Delhi's tourist trails, an early childhood care programme is working as part of an overall development and conservation plan for a historic district.
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India ‘must be more innovative’ to tackle child marriage
Early marriage means girls are more likely to drop out of school - but the government needs to find better ways of getting the message across, says a report.
“Meeting the challenges of walking barefoot to school, avoiding hyenas and searching for water”
Mila tells how she is grateful for efforts to make life easier and education more accessible for the children of pastoralists in Kenya.
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Meet the man who ran seven ultra marathons on seven continents to help build seven schools
Joel Runyon has raised $192,000 through his amazing feats of endurance - and the money means schools will be constructed in Ghana, Laos and Guatemala.
“Being a Global Youth Ambassador has inspired me to support young people to see education as the only way forward”
Moses Browne says farewell after three years of advocacy and campaigning with a moving open letter about his rise from poverty and his hopes for his native Liberia.
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