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Celebrities have backed the campaign to tell world leaders: You cannot break your promise to get Syrian refugee children into school.

They include the Star Trek actor Simon Pegg and Rainn Wilson, star of America TV�鶹APP�s The Office, who tweeted: �鶹APP�World leaders have failed the Syrian refugee children.�鶹APP�

They were among famous faces from the United Kingdom and United States who have added their support to the and the 50,000 people who have watched our �鶹APP�You Promised�鶹APP� video.

�鶹APP �鶹APP� the children�鶹APP�s charity behind A World at School �鶹APP� is demanding that the international community sticks to its pledge to help get one million Syrian refugee children into schools in neighbouring countries this year.

The promise was made in February at the Supporting Syria and the Region conference in London. But with the new school year about to start in Turkey, Lebanon and Jordan, $1 billion of the promised $1.4 billion has still to be delivered.

Here�鶹APP�s a look at some of the celebrities who have tweeted their support for the campaign.

RAINN WILSON

American actor best known for his role as Dwight in The Office, as well as many other TV parts. He has been a supporter of A World at School�鶹APP�s campaigning work and hosted our Town Hall event in New York last year to mark the 10 million signatures gathered for the #UpForSchool Petition.

World leaders have failed the Syrian refugee children:

�鶹APP� RainnWilson (@rainnwilson)

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Known to a global audience as Scotty in the three most recent Star Trek films and for his roles in the Mission Impossible movies. Simon retweeted this message.

Send a message to world leaders to keep their promise to get every Syrian child into school now! (CF)

�鶹APP� Pegg News (@simonpegg)

BONNIE WRIGHT

British actor who played Ginny Weasley in the Harry Potter films. Bonnie has supported many of A World at School and �鶹APP�鶹APP�s campaign to help children.

STEVE NGUYEN

The Vietnamese-American film-maker for last year�鶹APP�s Town Hall event and has just produced about A World at School�鶹APP�s inspiring Global Youth Ambassadors.

DYNAMO

British magician best known for his TV show Magician Impossible. He appeared recently in a spoken-word performance film produced for �鶹APP�鶹APP�s #SafeSchools campaign.

AUDLEY HARRISON

The retired Olympic and European boxing champion retweeted this message from �鶹APP President Sarah Brown.

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�鶹APP� Sarah Brown (@SarahBrownUK)

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The British actor has appeared in several films and several US TV shows including Pretty Little Liars and Hand of God.��

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British actor widely known for his role as The Governor in the American zombie TV series The Walking Dead. He set up the Creative Arts School Trust charity to train teachers and continue the worlk of drama workshops he ran for Palestinian refugee children in Lebanon.

Thanks to celebrities, our Global Youth Ambassadors and ordinary people who care about the plight of children, the message is getting through that countries who attended the Syria conference cannot break their promise.

Watch our You Promised film

Ben Hewitt, �鶹APP�鶹APP�s Campaigns and Communications Director, said: �鶹APP�Due to this overwhelming support, the co-hosts are now talking to us �鶹APP� a big step forward that shows the pressure is having an effect.

�鶹APP�However, we�鶹APP�re still not getting a clear answer on when they�鶹APP�ll put their money where their mouth is and actually keep their promise.

�鶹APP�So, we need to keep up the pressure �鶹APP� will you ask your friends on Facebook to send a message to donors?�鶹APP�

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