“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.
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 2022
A global study of attacks on schools, universities, their students and staff, in 2020 and 2021.
Toolkit for Collecting and Analyzing Data on Attacks on Education
GCPEA, 2021
Available in: English, French, Spanish
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.
News
GCPEA News: Highlights of 2022
Somalia Reeling from Devastating Attack on Education Ministry
Australia is the 117th country to endorse the #SafeSchoolsDeclaration, an intergovernmental political commitment to protect students, teachers, and schools from attack during armed conflict. Which country will be next to join?
Australia Commits to Protect Schools During Wartime
Australia is the 117th country to endorse the Safe Schools Declaration, an intergovernmental political commitment to reduce the likelihood that studen...
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We congratulate @AustraliaUN_GVA for joining the #SafeSchoolsDeclaration- the rest of Asia- Pacific countries should follow their lead!
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Today is the one-year mark of the war in #Ukraine.
Schools and universities have been bombed and shelled, with Kharkiv and Donetsk regions especially affected.
Read @GCPEAtweets statement: https://t.co/zUjUSbkU6c
#protecteducation
Tomorrow! at #HLFC2023 @save_children @PlanGlobal @GCPEAtweets @eiegenevahub examine how to better protect education from attack to preserve investments made in the education sector, advance broader education in emergency goals, and meet SDG4
➡️ Join us: https://t.co/lb2vJtBgDA
On this #InternationalEducationDay, militaries & armed groups around the 🗺️ should ensure that fighting is kept out of school grounds, by using the #GuidelinestoProtectSchoolsandUniversitiesfromMilitaryUse.
🪖use of schools upends education.
On average education was attacked 6⃣ times per day in 2020 & 2021, putting learning spaces, students, and teachers in the line of fire.
On today's #InternationalEducationDay, call on your government to endorse & implement the #SafeSchoolsDeclaration!
The no. of attacks against schools has increased this year, according to preliminary data of UNOSRSG #CAAC. The most recent took place yesterday in Aybak, Afghanistan where several children were killed & injured.
States must do more to protect education
👉https://t.co/D63dzqeFxN
Thank you @AustraliaUN_GVA for tea & cookies this morning🙏
These attacks often damaged/destroyed educational infrastructure & injured/killed hundreds of students and educators. 👉https://t.co/lrALK6KDXO
States should endorse and implement the #EWIPA Declaration to ensure the protection of educational facilities.
Attacks on students, teachers & schools must stop 📣
On this day one year ago, the #UNSC adopted a historic resolution on protecting education from conflict.
It was proposed by 🇳🇴 & 🇳🇪, co-sponsored by 9⃣9⃣ Member States
The 🌏 must speak up for the right to education 🏫📗
#Norway🇳🇴 congratulates The Republic of the Congo 🇨🇬on becoming the 1⃣1⃣5⃣th state to endorse the #SafeSchoolsDeclaration !
Much looking forward to promote the #protection of #education with you!
@GCPEAtweets @CooperationCG @MisionGinebra @ArgentinaUN @NigeriaUNOG
#SecurityCouncil Press Statement on #Afghanistan
🔹Strongly condemns the terrorist attack against the Kaaj Educational Centre in Kabul on 30 September.
🔹Reaffirms the right to education for all Afghans and its contribution to the achievement of peace and security.
