Canada: Yousafzai, who last summer spent her 18th birthday opening a school in Lebanon Bekaa Valley that was funded by her not-for-profit Malala Fund, told The Globe and Mail that while she admires Canada – and specifically Prime Minister Justin Trudeau – for its efforts to resettle 25,000 Syrian refugees, more needs to be done to help the 700,000 Syrian refugee children who are currently out of school in Jordan, Turkey and Lebanon, according to Globe and Mail. This is a catch-all ASF view; only displays when an unsupported article type is put in an ASF drop zone The co-winner of the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize called for governments and other donors to create a $1.4-billion fund to ease the education crisis. Ms. Canada, which Ms. All the rich countries need to contribute, including Canada. Yousafzai said bears a special responsibility because of its involvement in bombing Islamic State-occupied parts of Syria, should contribute $33-million to the goal.
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