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16 Dec 2016

Traumatised schoolchildren and teachers in Haiti struggle to overcome the destruction of Hurricane Matthew

Safe spaces are urgently needed for Haitian children affected by the disaster to get back into education and recover psychologically, says the executive director of the Lidè foundation.

15 Dec 2016

China’s second children try to make up for lost years of education

The one-child policy was scrapped by the Chinese government last year - but many second children missed out on school completely because they didn't exist in the national database.

14 Dec 2016

How children will continue to suffer unless $22bn of humanitarian aid is delivered

The United Nations' Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) released its Global Humanitarian Overview 2017 last week - here is a look at some of the key points that affect children, their education and their development.

14 Dec 2016

“Being a Global Youth Ambassador has been a great opportunity for me to learn. I have developed the courage to act and the confidence to work for a cause I believe in”

Sushant was one of the earliest members of the Global Youth Ambassadors network when it began in 2014 and has played a central role in many of our campaigns. Now aged 30, his time in the network is coming to a close. He looks back on the experience and celebrates some of his achievements. 

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14 Dec 2016

Parents worried as teacher strikes in Chad leave 3m children out of school

Many of the country's teachers have been on strike since September over pay arrears and conditions - now a campaign has been launched to get children back into school. 

13 Dec 2016

Earthquake damage leaves 30,000 children out of school in Indonesia

With scores of schools affected, many children will have no safe place to learn, play and deal with the trauma of the disaster that hit Aceh province.

13 Dec 2016

Why teaching them in their own language could help 500m children to stay in school and succeed

There is growing evidence that children taught first in their home languages - before acquiring additional languages - become better learners and are more likely to stay in school.

11 Dec 2016

Leaders and laureates vow to tackle child exploitation and improve education

Child rights activist and Nobel Peace Prize winner Kailash Satyarthi said he organised the summit in India because the voices of the world's most marginalised children were not being heard.

11 Dec 2016

3m new birth certificates to help keep Ivory Coast children in school

The move to document children will help authorities to enforce a 2015 law that requires everyone to attend school up to the age of 16 in a country where up to one million children are working in the cocoa industry.

9 Dec 2016

Almost one in four of world’s children live in countries hit by conflicts or disasters

To mark 70 years of UNICEF working on behalf of children across the world, the UN agency has released statistics that show its programmes are just as vital today.