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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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Boko Haram has used 83 Nigerian children as ‘human bombs’ in 2017
A "cruel and calculated" increase in the number of child bombers used to kill and maim includes 55Â girls -Â most of them under the age of 15.
“Many of the children were very clingy – now they want to stay longer in the play lab”
This week sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ is looking at caregivers who help children under the age of five to grow and develop - today we focus on the role of play and nutrition.
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“I want to learn everything about parenting because nobody ever taught me”
This week sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ is looking at the caregivers who help children under the age of five to grow and develop - today we talk to a mother and father from developing countries.
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Campaigners welcome child marriage crackdown in El Salvador
A legal loophole that allowed men to marry pregnant girls under 18 with parental consent has been closed.
Freed Chibok girls are ‘now ready to go back to school’
The Nigerian government says the 106 girls freed in May are set to return to their families and education after receiving psychological and medical care.Â
Syrian who survived kidnap and imprisonment to set up schools for refugees with his own money
We talk to a remarkable man who, with the help of residents and volunteers, has brought education to children at informal camps in Turkey.
Children made homeless by Sierra Leone mudslide will be helped back to school
Young survivors left traumatised by the tragedy are being aided by charities to return to education as quickly as possible.
Babies and toddlers can learn second language in one hour per day
Researchers found that the way parents talk to very young children can be adopted to teach them the basics of a foreign language. Â
“I lost my dreams when war in Yemen broke out but now I foster hopes in the minds of my students”
As part of a series to mark World Humanitarian Day on August 19, one of our Global Youth Ambassadors tells about the challenge of helping children get education.
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“Education protects children – it is the best ‘space’ in which they can remain children in the midst of disruption”
In the run-up to World Humanitarian Day on August 19, we talk to Christos Stylianides, the European Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management.
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