Theirworld writer Billy Briggs has been to Iraq to witness the effect the six-month battle has had on children and the efforts to get them back into education.

They were released after negotiations between the militant group and the government - brokered by the International Red Cross and the Swiss government.

Over 20,000 living and working on city streets in Guatemala and El Salvador​ have been guided by Toybox into shelter, health services and schools.

Children are being taught how to protect themselves from the deadly virus, which left five million children out of school during the 2014 outbreak.

Hundreds of thousands of children have been given education and protection support - but lack of funds means many schools still have to be repaired or replaced.

The programme will involve teachers, administrators and students being educated in how to resolve conflict without resorting to violence.

The conflict has left thousands traumatised and alone - but some students who fled to Tanzania have told how education has given them hope.​

Students are being taught how to reduce the risks in a conflict zone described as "one of the most mine-contaminated places on Earth".​

As a summit on reconstructing the conflict-torn country begins, we talk in depth to UNICEF's representative in Iraq about schooling and peacebuilding.

To mark Theirworld's Safe Schools report, we look at how girls are often intimidated on their way to school and experience gender-based violence.

The UN agency that looks after more than 500,000 school students has warned that a major drop in funding would seriously hit its programmes.

The education and development of so many children was disrupted this year by humanitarian emergencies - we look at some of the stories of despair and dreams.

August 25 saw the start of the crisis when huge numbers fled across the border from Myanmar into Bangladesh - more than half of them children.

Ahead of International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, we focus on ​the dangers for girls and efforts to protect them.

Thousands of children displaced from the liberated town of Hawija need urgent psychological support and safe places to learn.

A charity working with the government in South Sudan has seen girls' enrolment more than double in one state badly affected by conflict.

To mark Theirworld's Safe Schools report, we look at the threats to children and new initiatives that are helping to make more peaceful environments.

"Mobile schools" are being used to take education to children in small communities in parts of the country that are under attack from Boko Haram.

Theirworld's Safe Schools report highlights the risks children face - here we look at action being taken on abuse and harassment, some of it by teachers.

A UN report has revealed a shocking increase in child casualties, schools targeted and recruitment of child soldiers in conflict-hit countries.

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.​

Many students are not returning to education after their classes were suspended due to clashes between armed groups.

Education International tells how better security among key moves to get children back into school in Mali, Nigeria and Congo.

Traumatised students still have to brave mines and shells ​- four years after the outbreak of unrest and violence that has seen over 700 schools damaged.