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Childhood and education under attack as South Sudan conflict enters fifth year
Malnutrition, trauma and lack of schooling are among the problems faced by millions of children in the world's newest country.
1.3m young people learned digital skills during Africa Code Week
Organisers have revealed there was a threefold increase in the number of youth and children who took part this year in 35 countries.
‘A remarkable legacy’: Midwife who ran specialist therapy service for mums retires
Joan Taylor's reflex therapy for pregnant women in Fife, Scotland, was backed by the Jennifer Brown Research Fund.
Humanitarian aid for education should be doubled says UN envoy Gordon Brown
He said a major increase in funding is needed to help 70 million children trapped in emergencies and subjected to oppression and exploitation.
400,000 children under five could die in DRC’s malnutrition crisis
Lifesaving interventions are needed if the children of war-torn Kasai are to survive - and then proper nutrition for them to thrive in the long term.
Bleak future for Syrian children unless education is better funded, warns UN
With almost half of children in host countries still out of school, the international plan to aid refugees in 2018 needs to be backed more fully than this year's.Â
Sarajevo museum shows the impact of war and trauma on children
Having just won a European prize, the Bosnian museum is now collecting items from children affected by conflicts in other countries including Syria.
Campaigners around the world fight to end child marriage and keep girls in school
A link from climate change to early marriage in Malawi and an outcry over a proposed law change in Iraq are just two of the current talking points.
Albino girl Goldalyn overcomes prejudice to finish top in Kenya’s exams
Parents in sub-Saharan Africa often abandon children with albinism or keep them out of school - but the love and determination of her family helped the teenager to succeed.
Violence in Syria’s Eastern Ghouta leaves schools shut and sick children stranded
Classrooms have been closed for almost a month now since the area came under heavy bombardment - on top of a four-year siege.