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Major new philanthropic commitments back education amid global conflict and pressure on aid systems
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Youth Champions gather early years insights for world leaders
Youth champions to tell world leaders why they must Act For Early Years
Meet the seven winners of our latest Education Innovation Awards
“I’m a teacher but my experiences as a child labourer motivate me to help others”
A Global Youth Ambassador from Pakistan tells how he guided a boy called Aamir away from work and back into school.
Expert Voices
ICT Corners help refugee children take education courses and keep in touch with their families
Children in Serbia can start a course in any of the "mobile classrooms" and finish it at the next one along their route as they travel in Europe.
Kenya’s pre-primary plan to help children succeed at school
A national policy has been launched to give children a good grounding and reduce their chances of later repeating classes or dropping out of school.
EU gives 100m euros to educate Syrian refugee children in Lebanon
The aid package comes three months after magician Dynamo appealed for urgent action to get children into school - but much more still needs to be done.
70% of Rohingya children out of school in Bangladesh refugee camps
A generation is facing a bleak future unless urgent action is taken, Save the Children warned as UN chiefs saw the scale of the crisis for themselves.
Outcry in Malaysia over child bride aged 11 who married a man 30 years older
UNICEF said it was outraged and the Malaysian government has promised tighter laws on child marriage, which forces many girls to drop out of school.
Funding plan to help millions into school gets a boost from Europe
100,000 people in Germany and the Netherlands - plus singer Shakira on her European tour - have supported a global education initiative. Â
How education gives hope and pride to Syrian children in refugee camps
When magician Dynamo decided to champion the cause of getting Syrian children into school, he saw the difference that URDA is making in their lives.
10,000 children killed and maimed, hundreds of schools attacked in rising tide of violence
A UN report has revealed a shocking increase in child casualties, schools targeted and recruitment of child soldiers in conflict-hit countries.
Dave’s Great North Run mission to help premature baby research
Since the loss of his son in 2006, the dedicated dad has been tackling the event every year to raise money for the Jennifer Brown Research Fund.