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Bringing fun and learning to traumatised young children in Myanmar camps
In remote mountain areas, children whose families fled from conflict are being taught and cared for in safe environments.Â
“20 schools in my town have been closed by floods that made 175,000 people homeless”
A Global Youth Ambassador from Somalia tells how rivers burst their banks, submerging schools and forcing families to flee their homes.
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Free schooling, budget doubled and better teaching in Sierra Leone’s education revolution
Many more families will be able to send their children to school after major reforms of the education system were announced by the country's new president.Â
Schools on alert to prevent spread of Ebola outbreak in DRC
Children are being taught how to protect themselves from the deadly virus, which left five million children out of school during the 2014 outbreak.
Oprah Winfrey, Meryl Streep and other stars tell world leaders to act now on girls’ education
They are among 140 celebrities and leading figures who are calling for "historic changes" this year on gender inequality.
EU to increase its aid spending on education in emergencies
The European Union is showing leadership by targeting 10% of its aid budget to help children back into school quickly after a humanitarian emergency.
“New global education funding is a source of hope for millions of children”
Three of our Global Youth Ambassadors tell how they delivered a call for action from 1.5 million young people to the head of the United Nations.
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Death penalty for victim of child marriage and rape sparks outrage in Sudan and beyond
The plight of a teenage girl who killed her husband as she was being attacked has raised the issues of early marriage and girls' rights.
Keep helping people is message to royal bride Meghan Markle from schoolgirls in Rwanda
On the eve of the royal wedding, primary students recall her visit to see how clean water and toilets are helping to keep girls in school.
Conflicts and disasters leave millions of children displaced in their own countries
30.6 million people were internally displaced last year - half of them will be children and many could be out of school for months or even years.