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.
GCPEA Commemorates the 10th Anniversary of the Launch of the Guidelines with their Principal Author, Steven Haines
GCPEA, December 13, 2024
On December 16, 2024, the Global Coalition to Protect Education from Attack (GCPEA) commemorates the 10th anniversary of the launch of the Guidelines for Protecting Schools and Universities from Military Use…
This parallel session on the impact of armed conflict on education that will take place on the second day of Education Cannot Wait (ECW) High- Level Financing Conference, on February 17that 10:15 am CET. The session will explore how to better protect education from attack, advance broader Education in Emergency goals and reach SDG 4:…