“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
Resources
Safe Schools Declaration
An inter-governmental political commitment to protect students, teachers, schools, and universities from the worst effects of armed conflict.
Education Under Attack 2020
A Global Study of Attacks on Schools, Universities, their Students and Staff, 2013-2019.
Supporting Safe Education in the Central Sahel
GCPEA, 2020
Available in: English, French
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An Agonizing Wait After Nigeria Abductions, Then a Flood of Relief
SAVE THE CHILDREN – ‘SCHOOL TURNED INTO NIGHTMARE AFTER ATTACK IN NIGERIA’
🎉🇳🇴commences its term on #UNSC by chairing the Working Group on Children and Armed Conflict.
#GCPEA congratulates and wishes @NorwayUN all the best in this important role! #SafeSchoolsDeclaration protects from #educationunderattack.
@NorwayMFA @NorwayInGeneva
🥳 Celebrating 🔟 years of @GCPEAtweets: In the last decade, over half of all UN member states have endorsed the #SafeSchoolsDeclaration, and a UN International Day to #ProtectEducation from Attack has been established, amongst other significant advances.👉
❓What is the scope and impact of attacks on education? Watch @GCPEAtweets new 📺:. Drawing on #EducationUnderAttack 2020, this video highlights the extent of attacks on education globally and the consequences for students, educators and communities.
🎂 2020 marks the 🔟th anniversary of @GCPEAtweets. Over the past decade, GCPEA has worked to catalyse global commitment to protect education in armed conflict through advocacy and research. Read about the significant advances made to #protecteducation 👉https://t.co/bMeTm9HopT
On #HumanRightsDay and every day, let's make the #RightToEducation a reality and ensure that all students and educators can learn and teach in safety #SafeSchoolsDeclaration
Today is #HumanRightsDay2020. Attacks on education violate the right to life, liberty and security of person, as well as the right to education, amongst other human rights.
#DYK? Before #COVID19, education was attacked over 11,000 times, with over 22,000 students, teachers and academics injured, killed or harmed during armed conflict or insecurity over the last five years. #UniteToProtect @GCPEAtweets
At the #med2020 conference,@Veroaubert highlights that MENA region was particularly affected by attacks on education in the past 5 years.
#SafeSchoolsDeclaration is the right tool to ensure that students in the region are protected and their right to education is upheld.
At #med2020, @Veroaubert: " We have lost generations of children who have been unable to get an education because their schools have been attacked or used by armed forces. The wounds inflicted touch upon all aspects of their development – physical, mental, emotional & social. "
Attacks against #education continue in #Afghanistan, putting #children & their teachers in grave danger. All parties must uphold their obligations under IHL & IHRL to respect the civilian character of schools. We second the SG's call for an immediate, unconditional ceasefire.
Great to see Norway Foreign Minister highlighting the importance of #SafeSchoolsDeclaration and of protecting education from attacks at #2020AfghanistanConference @NorwayAmbUNOG @GCPEAtweets @NorwayInGeneva
My colleague Jerome Marston's interview with @SocialJusticeI on attacks on education is out now and just in time for #WorldChildrensDay2020!
Take a moment tomorrow to learn about protecting schools and school children in times of war. @GCPEAtweets
Social Justice Ireland presents: Social Justice Matters Podcast, Interview with GCPEA Researcher Jerome Marston - Global Coalition to Protect Education from Attack
GCPEA Researcher Jerome Marston speaks with Social Justice Ireland in a podcast released on November 19, 2020.
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