GCPEA is a unique inter-agency coalition formed in 2010 to address the problem of targeted attacks on education during armed conflict.

“Education is an absolute necessity, not just for the children themselves but also for global peace, stability and prosperity for all. Schools should be treated as sanctuaries and that it is our common responsibility to ensure that every child has access to an education, even at times of conflict.”

– Ms. Virginia Gamba, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict during Arria Formula Meeting on the issue of attacks on schools in October 2017.

Latest Developments

SSD Implementation Network

The Safe Schools Declaration State-led Implementation Network will promote cooperation, assistance, and peer-to-peer exchange of experience and good practice amongst states that have endorsed the Declaration.
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Resources

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Safe Schools Declaration

An inter-governmental political commitment to protect students, teachers, schools, and universities from the worst effects of armed conflict.

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Education Under Attack 2024

A global study of attacks on schools, universities, their students and staff, in 2022-2023.

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Toolkit for Collecting and Analyzing Data on Attacks on Education
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Track Attacks on Education (TRACE) Data Portal

GCPEA provides data from its Education under Attack database, along with technical guidance, to the Track Attacks on Education (TRACE) Data Portal. TRACE is led by Education Above All, KoboToolbox, and UNESCO.

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News

Jun 11, 2024
120 COUNTRIES HAVE SIGNED THE SAFE SCHOOLS DECLARATION. SADLY, THE U.S. ISN’T ONE OF THEM.
Preschool students study in a cramped classroom padded with sandbags in Irpin, Ukraine, July 2022 (Shutterstock). By Zama Neff | June 11, 2024 Standing in a sunbeam from an open window, the … READ MORE Apr 12, 2024
How the Chibok abductions continue to cast a long shadow over girls’ education in Nigeria
Chibok and Yola, Nigeria – Hauwa Ishaya vividly recalled the night in April 2014, when armed men stormed her boarding school in Chibok, abducting her and 275 other schoolgirls, forever … READ MORE NEWS ARCHIVE