'Beyond School Books' is a wide-ranging and provocative series of radio programmes on education in countries affected by conflict and natural disasters.
Each segment explores the role of education in the context of humanitarian response to conflict and post-crisis countries. The topics range from the struggle of Iraqi youths to study amidst war to how architecture is making significant strides in school construction and safety. Journalists, education specialists, young people and international figures speak on ways education can be - and has been - used to rebuild hope and foster social transformation in schools and communities. Special attention is paid to the unique experience of girls and young women in these complicated contexts.
Segments are also distributed on the Public Radio exchange for broadcasters and radio stations around the world at: http://www.prx.org/group/UNICEF
©2011/Judith Rand
Mairead Maguire, Nobel Peace Prize winner for her efforts to end violence in Northern Ireland
NEW YORK, USA, 8 June 2011 – In 1976, Mairead Maguire was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for her extraordinary actions to end violence in Northern Ireland, her native country.
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© UNICEF Japan/2011/Kaneko
UNICEF Japan Ambassador Agnes Chan visited children in the earthquake-devastated area of Miyagi, where 378 children lost their lives and 191 are still missing as a result of the disaster in March.
GENEVA, Switzerland, 13 May 2011 – Last year, children bore their share of natural disasters and the economic crises that followed. Millions of children suffered as a result of floods in Pakistan and the earthquake in Haiti.
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@ UNICEF/NYHQ2008-0340/Adam Dean
Left homeless by the cyclone, children gather outside a school that serves as a shelter near the town of Kundangon, Myanmar.
NEW YORK, 8 May 2011 – More than 175 million children are likely to be affected each year by climate-related disasters. While coping with climate change is becoming quintessential for our society, so is preparing the future generations to deal with the aftermath of disasters and adapt to the ever-changing climate.
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@UNICEF/NYHQ2011-0226 Roger LeMoyne
A woman waves an Egyptian flag while another carries a child during the demonstration in Tahrir Square, Cairo, Egypt.
NEW YORK, USA, 2 May 2011 – The 18 days of protests in Egypt at the beginning of the year led to the fall of Hosni Mubarak’s 30-year-old regime. Although thousands of people spent days and nights protesting at Tahrir Square in Cairo, the uprising became known as ‘The Youth Revolution’ because of the prominent role of young activists.
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© Mary Robinson Foundation - Climate Justice
Mary Robinson, President of Mary Robinson Foundation–Climate Justice and former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights.
NEW YORK, 10 March 2011 – This year’s ‘Education for All’ Global Monitoring Report warns that armed conflict is robbing 28 million primary school-aged children of their education. The comprehensive analysis – ‘The hidden crisis: Armed conflict and education – finds that wars and violence are taking an unprecedented toll on children’s access to education.
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Credit: © The Earth Institute, Columbia University
Professor Jeffrey Sachs, Director of The Earth Institute.
NEW YORK, USA, 28 February 2011- This week the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) convenes a meeting at the United Nations Headquarters in New York entitled, “Partnering with the philanthropic community to promote education for all.”
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The role of education in peacebuilding 
Kuwait funds UNICEF to help victims of the Van earthquake in Turkey 
An innovative program provides media training for youth in Haiti 
After flooding in the Philippines, teachers help students recover and resume studies 
Youth participation: success for research and for our future 
Netherlands provides US$10 million for UNICEF Education Programme in Zambia 
UNICEF plans to expand innovative pre-school programme 
Thirty-five UNICEF-constructed schools inaugurated in flood-affected districts of Southern Punjab 
2011 moments of inspiration (part 1 of 4) 
Significant progress seen in education in 2011 
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