We can Make Impossible Possible: global leaders back $10bn education funding plan
Government ministers, donors and development banks all gave support to the innovative International Finance Facility for Education at a UN event.
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Countdown to UN General Assembly: education ups and downs of the last 12 months
As world leaders prepare to gather next week, we look at some of the major challenges and successes affecting children and their right to quality schooling.
Funding gap means cuts to education programmes for Syrian refugees in Jordan
The effect on thousands of children will be "devastating" say agencies working in the region, ahead of a major UN meeting on refugees.
11 inspiring things Kofi Annan said about education and youth leadership
Former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan passed away this weekend at the age of 80. Here we explore his most inspirational quotes about education.
New warning that schools for 525,000 Palestinians may stay shut after summer break
Despite pledges of additional funding, the crisis-hit UNRWA agency said it's still not enough to ensure its 711 schools will reopen.
“A child soldier and a baby found in a shoe box – both became empowered by education”
The life stories of Global Youth Ambassadors from Sierra Leone and Iraq inspired an event for young advocates at the UN in New York.
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Are we hitting the target in the countdown to 2030 goals on education?
With the second anniversary of the Sustainable Development Goals looming, we look at some of the facts behind the push for education and learning for everyone.
‘I will make education my priority’: UNESCO picks Audrey Azoulay as its new chief
The ex-culture minister has been selected as the next Director-General of the UN body, which is responsible for leading the global goal of education for all.
“My basic education is what has me where I am today – but now you also need an entrepreneurial spirit and skills”
UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed talks about education innovation, youth skills and getting more young people involved with the UN.
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Two years on, what’s happening on the global goal for education?
The Sustainable Development Goals were adopted at the UN two years ago today - why are they crucial to education and what progress is being made?