The specialist teachers affected by the changes run support groups, looking after children with less complex special needs in mainstream education.

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On Monday, former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown - now the UN's Special Envoy for Global Education - said he was launching a petition in Malala's name "in support of what Malala fought for".

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Among the speakers and presenters were Dr. Kozue Kay Nagata, Country Director, UNESCO Pakistan, Dr. Suleman Shaikh of SZABIST, Ms. Yasmeen Lari of Heritage Foundation, Dr. Riaz Memon, Special Secretary (Acting Secretary) Education and Literacy Department, GoS. Dr. Nisar Solangi from Health Reform Support Unit, Mr. Kamran Naeem from UNHABITAT, Mr. Kazi Ayaz Mahessar, UNESCO, Mr. Ghulam Nabi from RSU, Dr. Santosh Kamrani from UNESCO and Ms. Sadia Fazli from UNHABITAT.

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The publication of these reports has been made possible by the generous support of Her Highness Sheikha Mozah Bint Nasser al-Missned of Qatar, UNESCO Special Envoy for Basic and Higher Education, whose work in recent years has helped bring the issue of attacks on education to the attention of international policy-makers and the wider public.

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