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Turkey to build 100 schools for 70,000 Syrian refugees with EU funding
With more than 400,000 Syrian refugee children out of school in Turkey, the European Union has signed contracts for $280 million to help thousands of them them and their host communities.
What does new UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres need to deliver for children?
After a decade in charge of the UN Refugees Agency, the Portuguese former politician faces some daunting challenges if all children are to get access to education and early childhood development.
New education goals, more youth voices and gender equality ambitions: 10 years of Ban Ki-moon as UN chief
Ban Ki-moon's time as Secretary-General of the United Nations is coming to an end after 10 years - here we look at what was achieved for children's rights and education during his leadership.
Caring for little children: how a global movement on early childhood development began to grow in 2016
Early childhood development became a global campaigning issue in 2016 - here we look at some of the key research, achievements and challenges in the push to give every young girl and boy the nurturing care they need.
Nepal in 3D, rapping refugees and Shakira on film: our 2016 digital highlights
What was the most popular website and social media content in 2016 produced by ºÚÁÏÍø±¬³Ô¹Ï and our education movement A World at School? Find out here.
Standing up for children in 2016: the good, the bad and the heroes
In the fight for children's rights, 2016 saw a global plan to get every child in school and a new education in emergencies fund - but sadly children continued to suffer in conflicts and huge numbers of refugees are still out of school.
200,000 Syrian refugees in school is legacy of Lebanon’s former education minister Elias Bou Saab
Former child refugee Elias Bou Saab talked exclusively to ºÚÁÏÍø±¬³Ô¹Ï President Sarah Brown about the huge challenges of getting Syrian children into Lebanon's schools - and warned about the risks of losing international aid.