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'Beyond School Books' - A podcast series on education in emergencies

Am I safe? The role of children and education in disaster risk reduction
^{Antony Spalton of UNICEF and Rhee, a young boy from the Philippines discuss the role of children in protecting communities from natural disasters. 1 July 2009
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#15 Giving Girls a Chance - Educating to End Child Labour
^{A panel of experts on the importance of educating girls in the struggle to eliminate child labour. 15 June 2009
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#14 Education in the line of fire in Afghanistan and Pakistan
^{A human rights lawyer, UNIFEM country director and award-winning documentary maker discuss the attacks on schools in Pakistan and Afghanistan. 15 May 2009
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#13 UN General Assembly thematic debate
^{Participants of the UN Thematic Debate on Education in Emergencies discuss access to education in crisis and post-crisis situations. 16 April 2009
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#12 Crisis in Gaza
^{Sir John Holmes, John Ging, and Dr. Eyad Rajab El Sarraj discuss the impact of the crisis on schools, students and education personnel. 17 March 2009
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#11 'Recovery through education'
^{Former child soldiers Ishmael Beah, Grace Akallo and Kon Kelei speak about a recently-launched network for young people affected by conflict. 11 Dec 2008
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#10 Financing education in emergencies
^{Discussion featuring Peter Kramer, co-founder of the ‘Schools for Africa’ campaign. 28 Oct 2008
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#09 Education under pressure in Iraq
^{George Packer, Zuhal Sultan and Mette Norstrand discuss Iraqi youths’ struggle to study amidst war. 15 September 2008
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#08 Natural disasters and school construction
^{Focus on the 2008 earthquake in China and the experience of the 2004 Asian tsunami. 25 June 2008
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#07 Rwanda's children, 14 years after the genocide
^{Amy Costello speaks with Immaculee Ilibagiza and Dr. Kathy Kantengwa about the legacy left behind by the genocide, and how Rwanda’s young people are coping. 8 May 2008
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#06 Gender equality: The role of education in advancement of women in countries emerging from conflict
^{Guests from Liberia, the World YWCA and the United Nations discuss the role of education in the advancement of women during post-conflict transition. 29 April 2008
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#05 A classroom far from home
^{President Jose Ramos-Horta of Timor-Leste and Dr. Rima Salah talk about educating refugee and displaced children. 2 January 2008
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#04 'A World Fit for Children'
^{Features a child’s perspective on educating children in some of the world’s most challenging contexts. 19 December 2007
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#03 Education under attack
 ^{The role of education in countries affected by conflict or emerging from it. 16 November 2007
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#02 The war's over, now where’s your homework?
 ^{The role of education in countries affected by conflict or emerging from it. 19 Oct 2007
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#01 When crises strike children
^{Radhika Coomaraswamy and Gene Sperling discuss education as a human right and long-term development tool. 22 Oct 2007
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Nobel Prize Winners Series

Turning the tide of global warming
^{Dr. Rajendra Pachauri speaks on the role of youth and education in reducing the impact of climate change. He received the Nobel Peace Prize on behalf of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change in 2007. 17 July 2009
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Educating our youth: Making change a reality
^{Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu offers his views on education, drawing on the experience of South Africa today and during the apartheid era. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1984. 18 December 2008
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Special Issues in Education

Breaking the barrier of exclusion
^{The majority of children not attending school are from minority or indigenous populations. Mónica Alemán and Maurice Bryan discuss. 30 July 2009
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