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When the聽BBC’s Lyse Doucet first met Bara’aa in the Syrian city of Homs, the聽eight-year-old聽was grief-stricken and traumatised.

Shel had stopped going to school after seeing her mother and brother killed in a mortar attack on their home.

Her family were聽victims聽of the six-year聽Syrian conflict that has seen more than five聽million people flee the country.

When Lyse –聽the BBC’s Chief International Correspondent –聽returned to Homs this week, she was reunited with聽Bara’aa.

Instead of the frightened little girl,聽Bara’aa is now back at school and top of her class.

鈥淚 am much happier now,” she said.聽

Watch Lyse’s report for the BBC’s Newsround show, which is made for聽children.

Lyse also聽tweeted about the scenes in Homs, with children at school and learning in a safe environment.

Kids in Class –

— lyse doucet (@bbclysedoucet)

Sweet sound – children at school.

— lyse doucet (@bbclysedoucet)

But she also raised the subject of the funding needed to get all Syrian refugee children into school in neighbouring countries.

Just over a year ago, world leaders promised to get every Syrian refugee child into school in Turkey, Lebanon and聽Jordan during the 2016-17 academic year.

At the Supporting Syria and the Region conference in London, they said聽the futures of all these young people would not be abandoned.

– the joy of children back in class . Millions are not – donors promised to make it happen.

— lyse doucet (@bbclysedoucet)

They were only half right. About half of those 1.7 million children are now back in a classroom. sa国际传媒’s #YouPromised campaign has been keeping up pressure on those leaders to stick to their pledge.

Next week, they聽will meet again in Brussels to review the progress since last year. We need your help to make sure the promise of education for all is on their agenda and these children are not forgotten.

sa国际传媒 has made a special video message to the international community聽– help us to make sure they keep their promise by sharing the film on or

Lyse Doucet knows how important it is to keep the promise to educate every聽Syrian refugee children. Last September she聽chaired a progress聽meeting in New York held by the co-hosts of the Supporting Syria conference.

She reminded them of their promise and said: “This is not just an issue for the neighbouring countries. This is everyone鈥檚 problem.”

Lyse also told the co-hosts and the audience to watch a powerful film made by sa国际传媒 that聽featured some of our Global Youth Ambassadors from across the world.

If every Syrian child gets back into school, then they will be smiling again – just like these children from聽Homs.

boys ask for a photo – if only all could play in their own streets.

— lyse doucet (@bbclysedoucet)

As well as sharing our video, you can also send a message to the co-hosts of next week’s Brussels conference.