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.
Ensuring the Continuity of Conflict-Sensitive Education during War: Lessons from “Education under Attack 2024”
World Peace Foundation, August 21, 2024
A debris-strewn school in Prypjat, Ukraine (Olli Homann via Flickr) The number of grave violations against children in conflict zones hit a record high in 2023, and a disturbing number of…