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GCPEA, July 23, 2025
Spotlighting Attacks on Education in the Occupied Palestinian Territory
As the escalation of hostilities in Gaza and the West Bank reaches its 21st month, the Global Coalition to Protect Education from Attack (GCPEA) and Save the Children, with the…
READ MOREGCPEA, July 22, 2025
Advancing Accountability and Protection for Education at the 59th Human Rights Council Session
On 19 June 2025, the Global Coalition to Protect Education from Attack (GCPEA) delivered a joint statement during the Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the Right to Education,…
READ MOREGCPEA, April 2, 2025
Key Highlights of the 2025 Annual Day on the Rights of the Child of the Human Rights Council
March 13, 2025United Nations Office in Geneva, Palais des Nations, Geneva. Watch the recording here. The 2025 Annual Day on the Rights of the Child of the Human Rights Council…
READ MORESana'a Center for Strategic Studies, February 27, 2025
Recovering from Attacks on Education in Yemen
Executive SummaryEducation is often one of the greatest casualties of war. In Yemen, this reality is borne out by the thousands of damaged and destroyed schools, tens of thousands of…
READ MOREHuman Rights Watch, January 16, 2025
US Commits to Protecting Education during Conflict
Zama Neff, Executive Director, Children’s Rights Division A school guard walks in the corridor of a school which was heavily damaged after a Russian airstrike in Mohrytsia, Ukraine, August 14,…
READ MOREGCPEA, December 13, 2024
GCPEA Commemorates the 10th Anniversary of the Launch of the Guidelines with their Principal Author, Steven Haines
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…
READ MORESave the Children International, December 2, 2024
Missing Futures: how the systemic undermining of children’s rights in Gaza impacts their ability to learn now and, in the future
Emma Wagner | Thursday 28th November 2024 The ongoing conflict in Gaza, occupied Palestinian territory, has inflicted unprecedented and potentially irreversible harm on Palestinian children, with consequences that threaten not…
READ MOREAgencia Española de Cooperación Internacional para el Desarrollo, October 29, 2024
Avanza construcción de una estrategia común hacia la seguridad escolar integral en América Latina y el Caribe
Representantes de los ministerios de defensa, educación y relaciones exteriores y organizaciones de la sociedad civil de Colombia, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, México y Panamá se han reunido del 15…
READ MORESeptember 24, 2024
Key Highlights of the High-Level Event to Commemorate the 5th UN International Day to Protect Education from Attack
10 September 2024 – Palais des Nations, Geneva Event Concept Note INTRODUCTION The High-Level Event to commemorate the fifth International Day to Protect Education from Attack was held on Tuesday…
READ MORESeptember 18, 2024
GCPEA, Plan International, and Save the Children Joint Statement for the 57th Session of the Human Rights Council
18 September 2024, Joint Statement Delivered by Plan International — Thank you, Mr. President. This statement is delivered on behalf of Plan International, The Global Coalition to Protect Education from…
READ MOREForbes, September 8, 2024
Education In Peril: The Human Cost Of War
Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab, Contributor People are checking the destruction at a UN-run school after Israeli bombardment in Nuseirat, in the … [+]NurPhoto via Getty Images On September 9, the world…
READ MOREBrookings, September 6, 2024
Keeping children’s learning out of the crossfire in conflict is our duty
Sweta Shah, Fellow – Global Economy and Development, Center for Universal Education Currently, over 400 million children worldwide are affected by conflict, facing injury, death, displacement, and loss of education. Conflicts cause elevated…
READ MOREHuman Rights Watch, September 5, 2024
Deadly Russian Attacks on Lviv’s Historic District
Yulia Gorbunova, Senior Researcher Lyceum No. 5 on Kokorudza Street in Lviv, Ukraine, damaged during a Russian air attack on September 4, 2024. © 2024 Lviv City Council/https://city-adm.lviv.ua In Ukraine’s western…
READ MOREWorld Peace Foundation, August 21, 2024
Ensuring the Continuity of Conflict-Sensitive Education during War: Lessons from “Education under Attack 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…
READ MORELieber Institute West Point, July 22, 2024
PROTECTING SCHOOLS IN ARMED CONFLICT
by Steven Haines | Jul 17, 2024 In early July 2024, the BBC reported that the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) had conducted an air strike on a school in the Nuseirat refugee camp…
READ MOREInter-agency Network for Education in Emergencies (INEE), July 17, 2024
Gender-Based Attacks on Education in Armed Conflict
Published by Global Coalition to Protection Education from Attack (GCPEA), Inter-agency Network for Education in Emergencies (INEE) Written by Alexander Kochenburger Published 16 JULY 2024 Topic(s): Attacks on Education, Gender Based Violence,…
READ MOREHuman Rights Watch, June 28, 2024
Conflict in Northern Mozambique Puts Education at Risk
Zenaida MachadoSenior Researcher, Africa Division@zenaidamz@zenaidamz The Pulo Primary School after an insurgent attack on the village of Pulo, in Cabo Delgado province, Mozambique, March 6, 2024. © 2024 Juan Luis Rod/AFP…
READ MOREHuman Rights Watch, June 26, 2024
Education Still Vulnerable to Attack in Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan
Syinat Sultanalieva Researcher, Europe and Central Asia Division @SyinatS A burnt-out kindergarten in the Kyrgyz village of Ak-Sai. The village saw widespread looting and destruction while briefly under the control…
READ MOREAlhurra, June 25, 2024
تقرير: 8 هجمات على التعليم يوميا خلال العامين الماضيين
الحرة – دبي 21 يونيو 2024 ارتفاع كبير في الهجمات التي يتعرض لها قطاع التعليم (أرشيف)
READ MOREUniversity World News, June 24, 2024
Steep rise in military attacks on higher education globally
Brendan O’Malley | 21 June 2024 The latest Education under Attack report published by the Global Coalition to Protect Education from Attack (GCPEA) notes a steep rise in military and political violence…
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