Nobel call for education action

Thirty-one Nobel Peace Prize winners are calling for action to improve education and build peace in war zones.

Former US President Jimmy Carter, the Dalai Lama, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, and Burma's Aung San Suu Kyi are among those who have signed a joint letter.

They want world leaders to help an estimated 37 million children in countries affected by conflict who cannot go to school.

The charity Save the Children is behind the campaign.

In the letter, the 31 Nobel winners say: "War and conflict are perpetrated by adults. But every adult was once a child and grew up with experiences and guidance that shaped their lives.

"At the heart of this lies education. But if more than 70 million children do not even have the chance to go to school, and more than half of these children live in countries affected by armed conflict - what are these children learning?"
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