All students and educators, and schools and universities, are protected from attacks during armed conflict, including through prevention and response measures.
Our Mission
To protect education from attack through advocacy that leverages the strengths of our diverse membership.
Attacks on education occur in many countries affected by armed conflict, insecurity, and weak systems of human rights protections or political pluralism. Schools and universities should be safe havens where students and educators can work toward a better future. Instead, in at least 37 countries globally, there is a pattern of attacks on education by state security forces and non-state armed groups.
Advancing Accountability and Protection for Education at the 59th Human Rights Council Session
GCPEA, July 22, 2025
On 19 June 2025, the Global Coalition to Protect Education from Attack (GCPEA) delivered a joint statement during the Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the Right to Education,…