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Reuters, June 22, 2017
At least 12 killed in heavy fighting in northeastern Congo
Several students sitting exams were wounded in an explosion at a school.
READ MOREThe Sydney Morning Herald, June 21, 2017
Islamist militants storm school in the Philippines, take students hostage
Pro-Islamic State militants stormed a school in the southern Philippines early on Wednesday and are holding several students hostage.
READ MOREAustralian Strategic Policy Institute, June 20, 2017
The Safe Schools Declaration: protecting schools during wartime
There’s one more thing Australia could do to protect children’s education in emergencies, and it doesn’t cost a cent: endorse the Safe Schools Declaration.
READ MOREMail & Guardian, June 15, 2017
Making Africa’s schools safe in the midst of war
What better way is there for African states to honour their children than by endorsing and implementing the Safe Schools Declaration?
READ MOREGCPEA Press Release, June 15, 2017
Botswana is 66th Country to Endorse the Safe Schools Declaration
Botswana has become the 66th country to endorse the Safe Schools Declaration, joining the one third of UN member states that have already signed on to this commitment to safeguard…
READ MORETheirworld, June 11, 2017
150,000 children out of school as violence rocks DR Congo region
More than 630 schools have been damaged, others are occupied by military forces and children and teachers are too afraid to attend classes in Greater Kasai.
READ MOREThe News (Pakistan), June 9, 2017
AI castigates India for use of excessive force against students in Kashmir
Sameer Ahmad, a 19-year-old class 12 student, was hit by a bullet in the head and was in critical condition in a hospital in Srinagar.
READ MOREUnited Nations Stabilization Mission in DR Congo, June 1, 2017
DRC: UN Calls for End to Violence in Kasai
The United Nations estimates that in Central Kasaï more than 35,000 children have been affected by attacks, occupations and the closure of schools due to external threats.
READ MORETheirworld, May 29, 2017
Mali primary school wrecked in first attack on French-language education
Suspected Islamic extremists have wrecked a primary school in central Mali out of hostility to Western-style education,.
READ MOREHuman Rights Watch, May 29, 2017
Pakistan’s Poor Record Protecting Schools
There is something concrete Pakistan could do right now: join the 65 other countries that have endorsed the Safe Schools Declaration.
READ MOREHuman Rights Watch, May 29, 2017
Safe Schools Declaration Turns Two
All Countries Should Act to Protect Schools During War
READ MOREKyiv Post, May 28, 2017
Civilians wounded amid shelling in Ukraine’s Krasnohorivka
A local school was reported to have been directly hit by missiles that caused the roof to catch fire.
READ MOREIndependent, May 28, 2017
In war zones across the world, education is being cut out of foreign aid – so young people join Isis instead
In almost all of today’s armed conflicts, schools and other institutions that should be safe for children and teachers are ripped apart by violence.
READ MOREGCPEA PRESS RELEASE, May 26, 2017
Romania’s Endorsement of the Safe Schools Declaration Signals Commitment from One Third of the Globe
Romania has become the 65th country to endorse the Safe Schools Declaration and join a global movement to protect learning at all levels during armed conflict.
READ MOREHuffington Post, May 23, 2017
All Schools Should Be Safe Havens Like Mine
As a senior in an American high school, I couldn’t help imagining what my school would have been like if occupied by soldiers.
READ MOREThe Namibian, May 23, 2017
Namibia Can Help Protect Schools in War Zones
The looting or use of schools for military purposes by armed groups has occurred repeatedly during the past four years of war in the CAR.
READ MOREThe Guardian (Nigeria), May 20, 2017
Third suicide bomb attack hits UNIMAID in two weeks
Barely 48 hours after three suicide bombers attacked the University of Maiduguri; another bomber on Saturday detonated his explosive outside the perimeter fencing of the school.
READ MOREThe Guardian, May 8, 2017
Taliban teachers: how militants are infiltrating Afghan schools
Educators face pressure to give good marks to young fighters while others are swapping chalk for Kalashnikovs after lessons
READ MOREOffice of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, May 4, 2017
Nigeria: First Report on Children and Armed Conflict Details Violations Suffered by Children as a Result of Boko Haram’s Insurgency and Ensuing Conflict
Schools have been targets of choice for Boko Haram.
READ MOREGCPEA PRESS RELEASE, May 3, 2017
Denmark 64th State to Endorse Safe Schools Declaration
Denmark has become the 64th country to join a rapidly expanding community of states committed to protecting education during armed conflict.
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