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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.
Three amazing teachers whose care for their students is a lesson to everyone
We pay tribute to a principal in uniform, a $1m idea to get artists into schools and a legacy for poorer children.
“Botswana should ensure basic and free education but also accessible and quality learning for all”
The Southern African country has high literacy rates - but does that equate to a good education system, asks a Global Youth Ambassador.
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Court overturns death sentence for child bride who killed her husband after he raped her
Teenager Noura Hussein has instead been given a five-year prison sentence in Sudan following an international outcry.