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Major new philanthropic commitments back education amid global conflict and pressure on aid systems
‘Lost’ Blackadder Christmas script to be auctioned for sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½
sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ kickstarts Ukraine’s preschool reforms
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Meet the seven winners of our latest Education Innovation Awards
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Annual Christmas Carol Concert supports the work of sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½
Global Youth Ambassadors champion the early years at G20 summit
#EarlyMomentsMatter for children’s brains
The United Nations children's agency UNICEF is promoting the importance of the vital first few years of a child's life - and is being supported by the LEGO Foundation.
Nearly 200 child labourers rescued from brick kiln in India
Officials said they would investigate why the rescued children - some as young as four - had not been enrolled in a nearby primary school.Â
Another Chibok schoolgirl is rescued nearly three years after being abducted by Boko Haram
The Nigerian army said it had found Rakiya Abubakar, who was a senior student when she was abducted.
Bana Alabed, the seven-year-old girl who tweeted from Aleppo, wants to become a teacher
Safe in Turkey after being evacuated from the war-torn Syrian city, the girl who captured world headlines has told how she wants to help other children.
10 things young people want the new UN Secretary-General to know about education
Antonio Guterres has just started his new job as Secretary-General of the United Nations. Here two of sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½'s Global Youth Ambassadors send him a message that education must be high on his agenda.
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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 sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ and our education movement A World at School? Find out here.