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sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ opens 12 early learning centres in Gaza as new report reveals early childhood development crisis
Major new philanthropic commitments back education amid global conflict and pressure on aid systems
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Emergency education for thousands after cyclone wrecks schools in Tonga
More than 80 schools were damaged and 25,000 students affected by the devastating storm that hit the Pacific island.Â
Fears grow for at least 50 girls missing after Boko Haram attack Nigerian school
Two days after it was thought that all students had fled to safety in Yobe state, reports say dozens of girls are still unaccounted for.
Children bombed and starved, schools attacked in horrific siege of Eastern Ghouta
The escalating battle for control of the rebel-held Syrian region is taking a terrible toll on its people - young and old.
Watch your language! Children learn best at school in their mother tongue
To mark International Mother Language Day, we look at some of the challenges faced every day by more than 500 million primary and secondary students.
“It is sad some parents have not embraced that education is for both genders”
A Kenyan teacher tells how schools are coping with children who fled conflict in Somalia to make a new life in the neighbouring country.
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Girls and teachers escape as Boko Haram gunmen attack Nigerian school
In scenes similar to the Chibok abductions four years ago, the insurgents raided a boarding school in the northeast of the country.
UN agency thanks sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ supporters for campaign to protect Palestinian education
UNRWA recorded a special message after thousands of people called on world leaders to step in following US funding cuts to vital schools programmes.Â
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Conflict and hunger pushes South Sudanese children into work and on the streets
In a country where 72% of children are out of school, the number of street kids facing danger and exploitation is increasing daily.
Mudslide tragedy families struggle to keep their children in school
Six months after the disaster in Sierra Leone, a lack of income is affecting people's ability to have their children educated.
“We proposed an inclusive model for education – irrespective of religion, deformity, gender or skin colour”
A Global Youth Ambassador from India tells how she was almost prevented from going to a future leaders conference - and ended up being named "Best Delegate".
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