State-to-State Exchange, Abuja, Nigeria 12-14 May 2026

From 12 to 14 May 2026, the Government of Nigeria hosted a State-to-State Exchange on the Safe Schools Declaration in Abuja, held within the State-led Implementation Network on the Safe Schools Declaration. Delegations from the Democratic Republic of Congo, Mozambique, Somalia and Nigeria, with Education Cluster members and Save the Children staff, including from Ethiopia, spent three days sharing experiences of protecting education from attack. The African Union Special Envoy on Children Affected by Armed Conflict, Ambassador Jainaba Jagne, took part. Participants visited the National Safe Schools Response Coordination Centre, the Nigeria Police Force Headquarters and the Federal Ministry of Education to see how Nigeria coordinates the prevention of and response to attacks on schools. The Exchange was co-organised by GCPEA, Save the Children Nigeria and the Save the Children AU Liaison Office, with support from Norway and AECID.

Check out the report here in StoryMaps.

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