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UN Goodwill Ambassador: Millions of refugee children missing school
Mary Maker says education changed the course of her life and urges world leaders to invest in education for refugees.
![Jihad, 11, right, and Ibrahim, 10, left, return to school after two years of disrupted education due to displacement [Abdelhakim Abu Riash/Al Jazeera]](/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/873A0689-copy-1789885506.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
![Engineer Bahaa Al-Masry during a training workshop for children on control and alarm systems and manufacturing robots, using simple electronic tools and equipment [Iyad Al-Qatrawi/Al Jazeera]](/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/4-1-1789814430.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
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