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sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ opens 12 early learning centres in Gaza as new report reveals early childhood development crisis
Major new philanthropic commitments back education amid global conflict and pressure on aid systems
‘Lost’ Blackadder Christmas script to be auctioned for sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½
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Dynamo: I had to do something to help Syrian refugee children
The TV magician tells how he made a powerful film about his trip to Lebanon - and what he'll say to world leaders who broke their promise to educate children.
REACT platform launched to deliver education to children in conflicts and disasters
More than 55 leading brands have pledged their support for the digital system, which will target resources to humanitarian emergency projects at the click of a button.
Live blog: how partnerships can help to tackle global education crisis
AÂ high-level event hosted by the Global Business Coalition for Education in Washington brings together leading figures and organisations.Â
Watch magician Dynamo’s powerful film on broken education promises to Syrian refugee children
The TV illusionist and sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Ambassador went to Lebanon to see the impact on children who have been left out of school.
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#YouPromised – but 690,000 Syrian refugee children are still out of school and donor funding has dropped
Despite a pledge by world leaders two years ago to get every refugee into education, more than a third are still being left behind, a major report reveals.
“More funding for early childhood development would have a significant impact on my community and country”
Global Youth Ambassadors give their reaction to a sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ report that revealed only 1% of aid for young children goes to pre-primary education.
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One-legged climber treks to Mount Everest to help save Palestinian school
Jarah Alhawamdeh - who lost a limb through cancer - knew he had to do something when a funding crisis threatened the future of his former school.
Four years on, many Chibok families still wait for their schoolgirls to come home
While many of the kidnapped students from Chibok and Dapchi schools have been released, the parents of more than 100 girls still wait in hope.
Many aid donors talk up pre-primary education but fail to deliver the funding
After a sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ report revealed that just 1% of aid for children under five goes to education, we look at what donors say on the subject - and what they actually do.
Dancing and learning, the Nigerian street kids backed by Rihanna and other stars
Model Naomi Campbell also visited the disadvantaged children from Lagos, who are being educated thanks to a caring young choreographer.