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The Kenyan star acts like a baby in a new ºÚÁÏÍø±¬³Ô¹Ï film to show the importance of early childhood development.
UN pledge on early years care as ºÚÁÏÍø±¬³Ô¹Ï hands over pre-primary education report
The President of the UN General Assembly said "practical strategies" are needed to ensure every child in the world gets quality early education.
Free sanitary pads and safe spaces are needed to help girls stay in school
The Kenyan government has said it will give free products to female students - it's the latest move to tackle an issue that is still taboo in many countries.Â
Thanks a billion! Education at heart of EU funding to help Syrian refugees and host countries
More than $100 million will be spent on helping children in Turkey, Lebanon and Jordan - as part of European Union funding that now totals more than $1 billion.
Ending child marriage would boost girls’ education … and countries’ economies
Early marriage ends the hopes and dreams of individual girls - but it also hampers efforts to end poverty in developing countries, says a report by the World Bank.
“Ban on pregnant students will have a big impact on the future of girls’ education and careers”
A Global Youth Ambassador from Tanzania makes a passionate plea for the president to change his mind on pregnant schoolgirls and teenage mothers.
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“Good life starts with good health and good education starts with good health”
A Global Youth Ambassador from Uganda tells how her initiative partnered with a hospital to help more than 300 children with free medical services.
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Comedians dress up like babies to back ºÚÁÏÍø±¬³Ô¹Ï’s #5for5 campaign
The stand-up comics and TV stars act like big kids in onesies to spread the message about early childhood development.
Anger as Tanzanian president refuses to end school ban on pregnant girls and teen mothers
Campaigners say expelled students - there have been 55,000 of them over the past decade - face stigma and being forced into early marriage.
Comedian Matt Lucas acts like a big baby to support ºÚÁÏÍø±¬³Ô¹Ï’s #5for5 campaign
The British star has revived a much-loved TV character for an exclusive new video to raise awareness of the care and support children under the age of five need to thrive.Â
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