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30 Dec 2016

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.

29 Dec 2016

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.

27 Dec 2016

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.

22 Dec 2016

Standing up for children in 2016: the good, the bad and the heroes

In the fight for children's rights, 2016 saw a global plan to get every child in school and a new education in emergencies fund - but sadly children continued to suffer in conflicts and huge numbers of refugees are still out of school.

21 Dec 2016

200,000 Syrian refugees in school is legacy of Lebanon’s former education minister Elias Bou Saab

Former child refugee Elias Bou Saab talked exclusively to sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ President Sarah Brown about the huge challenges of getting Syrian children into Lebanon's schools - and warned about the risks of losing international aid.

21 Dec 2016

2016 in numbers: the year of child refugees and education in emergencies

2016 was a year dominated by headlines and images of refugees and children suffering in emergencies around the world. We take a look at the scale of the global humanitarian crisis in some of the worst-hit countries.

20 Dec 2016

“Here are the best moments of 2016 for our amazing Global Youth Ambassadors”

sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ has 500 Global Youth Ambassadors in more than 80 countries, advocating for children to get the best start in life - here's a glance at some of their activities over the past year.

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20 Dec 2016

Best quotes of 2016 on the campaign to give every child an education and protect their rights

In a year of wars, despair and a massive refugee crisis, the need for children to be safe, in school and learning has never been greater. Here are some of 2016's most memorable quotes about the struggle to give every child an education and protect them from harm.

19 Dec 2016

“Sylvia was forced into marriage at the age of 15 – but this difficult time inspired her to start advocating for girls’ education”

Sylvia Kakyo from Uganda is the subject of the third issue of Presenting - the comic book-style series by film-maker Steve Nguyen about the inspiring stories of our Global Youth Ambassadors.

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19 Dec 2016

“Our youngest girls coded different Christmas designs and gave the cards to their teachers”

sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ and Women in Technology Uganda launched a Girls’ Code Club in Kampala, Uganda, earlier this year - now the youngest students have programmed their own Christmas cards.

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