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Human Rights Watch, September 25, 2017
Syria: Coalition Airstrikes Killed Dozens Near Raqqa
New Human Rights Watch report documents coalition attacks in March on a school housing displaced families in Mansourah.
READ MOREHuman Rights Watch, September 21, 2017
Why Britain Should Back the Safe Schools Declaration
Malala’s Courage Should Prompt UK to Step Up
READ MOREIndia Today, September 14, 2017
India: Naxals attack under-construction school, CHC building
Naxals damaged a school and a community health centre being constructed in Chhattisgarhs insurgency-hit Narayanpur district.
READ MOREGCPEA PRESS RELEASE, September 12, 2017
Burkina Faso is 19th African Union member to endorse Safe Schools Declaration
By endorsing the Declaration, which is an intergovernmental commitment to protect schools, universities, students, and teachers from attack in armed conflict, the government of Burkina Faso has joined 18 of…
READ MOREHuffington Post UK, September 7, 2017
As Classrooms Reopen For The New Year, We Are No Nearer To Ensuring Every Child Receives An Education
Protecting education during war is not easy, the challenge is multifaceted and yet it is essential.
READ MOREOffice of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, September 1, 2017
Progress Achieved to Protect Children in Past 20 Years Threatened by Ongoing Crisis
With over 245 million children estimated to be living in conflict zones, a whole generation is at risk of missing out on education due to the effects of conflict.
READ MORENorwegian Refugee Council, August 22, 2017
Israel demolishes Palestinian schools days before reopening
Three educational facilities for Palestinian children in the West Bank, occupied Palestine, have been demolished or damaged by Israeli authorities in less than two weeks, just when children were meant…
READ MOREForeign Policy, August 15, 2017
Top U.N. advisor to recommend Saudi coalition should be put on the black list of countries that kill and maim children in war
Coalition aircraft destroyed 28 schools
READ MORESave the Children, August 4, 2017
Save the Children releases Guidance on Schools as Zones of Peace
Save the Children has released a guide to understanding and implementing the Schools as Zones of Peace Project.
READ MOREHuman Rights Watch, August 1, 2017
Crackdown on Students, Opposition as Government Blames Them for Kinshasa Attacks
Several students who appeared to have been hit by bullets were quickly evacuated by the police, according to witnesses. Many other students were beaten by the police or arrested.
READ MOREGCPEA PRESS RELEASE, July 26, 2017
Cyprus is the 68th country to join the Safe Schools Declaration
With Cyprus’ endorsement, 21 European Union countries—three-quarters of its members—have now joined the growing community of states committed to taking concrete action to protect education during armed conflict.
READ MOREHuman Rights Watch, July 24, 2017
Philippine President’s Appalling Threat to Bomb Tribal Schools
Instead of denying Filipino children their right to safe education, Duterte should sign the Safe Schools Declaration.
READ MOREGCPEA PRESS RELEASE, July 18, 2017
Serbia is 67th Country to Endorse the Safe Schools Declaration
We hope that all the countries in the former Yugoslavia will soon follow Serbia’s example in protecting schools, universities, students, and educators from targeted attacks.
READ MOREHuman Rights Watch, July 13, 2017
UN Reviews Nigeria’s Record Protecting Girls in War
The presence of fighters in schools disproportionately affects girls, who are especially exposed to dangers like sexual violence.
READ MOREHuman Rights Watch, July 13, 2017
Submission by Human Rights Watch to the Committee on the Rights of the Child on Guinea
Human Rights Watch recommends that the Committee recommend that the government of Guinea endorse and implement the Safe Schools Declaration.
READ MOREHuman Rights Watch, July 12, 2017
African Union Troops Vacate Base in Somali University
Schools and universities in Somalia have been used as military bases, both by AMISOM forces and the al-Shabaab militants they are fighting.
READ MOREHuman Rights Watch, July 12, 2017
Syria: Airstrike on School Kills Civilians
According to the UN, 1 in 3 children in Syria are out of school and 1 in 3 schools are not operating because they have been damaged, destroyed, used by…
READ MOREFirstpost, July 10, 2017
UN slams Pakistan over repeated terrorist attacks on schools, police abuse of Afghan refugees
The United Nations (UN) is “concerned” about continuing terrorist attacks on educational institutions and the military’s use of schools
READ MOREBBC News, June 27, 2017
Nigerian university builds trench to stop Boko Haram attacks
On Sunday three suicide bombers attacked the university killing themselves and a security guard.
READ MOREHuman Rights Watch, June 23, 2017
Rebel Attack on Philippine School Endangers Students
On June 21, dozens of armed Islamist rebels stormed and occupied a school on the southern Philippine island of Mindanao.
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