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GCPEA, December 21, 2016
Protecting Education Newsletter, December 2016
As 2016 comes to a close and we take stock of the global landscape of attacks on education, it is clear that the year has held both progress and challenges.
READ MORETimes Higher Education, December 6, 2016
Global coalition sets out how to keep universities safe from harm
New report sets out the core principles for reducing assaults on higher education
READ MOREGulf News, December 2, 2016
Protecting education in conflict zones
If children can still attend school during conflicts, they will be the green shoots that emerge to re-rebuild their war-torn societies when the fighting is over
READ MORENovember 28, 2016
GCPEA Publishes Technical Guide on Protecting Higher Education from Attack
The Global Coalition to Protect Education from Attack launches its Guide to Implementing the Principles of State Responsibility to Protect Higher Education from Attack.
READ MOREUmmid.com, November 19, 2016
Al-Quds University campus stormed; Exhibits sabotaged and seized by Israeli troops
In a predawn raid, Israeli troops stormed Al-Quds University campus in the town of Abu Dis, east of Jerusalem on Saturday, and sabotaged and seized exhibits.
READ MOREHuman Rights Watch, November 17, 2016
Russia/Syria: Satellite, Video Imagery Confirm School Attack
Evidence Contradicts Russian Denial
READ MOREGlobal Partnership for Education, November 16, 2016
Support for schools on the frontline of conflict: A priority in protecting education from attack
New report highlights ways to support school-based actors in protecting education from attack and schools from military use.
READ MOREPRESS STATEMENT, November 14, 2016
Workshop on Strengthening the Role of Armed Forces in the Protection from Attack and Educational Institutions from Military Use During Armed Conflicts in Africa the Protection of Education
From November 8-9, 2016, Norway, Sierra Leone, Zambia, and the Global Coalition to Protect Education from Attack (GCPEA), with the help of Save the Children, Pan-African AU Liaison Office, hosted…
READ MOREHuman Rights Watch, November 5, 2016
Syria/Russia: School Attack a Possible War Crime
39th Reported Attack on Schools in Syria This Year
READ MOREUniversity World News, November 3, 2016
Violent attacks shrink the space for higher education
Attacks on higher education communities are occurring at an alarming rate around the world, threatening the safety and well-being of scholars, students and staff, according to a new report by…
READ MOREGlobal Coalition to Protect Education from Attack , October 28, 2016
GCPEA Condemns Attack on Syrian Schools
The Global Coalition to Protect Education from Attack strongly condemns the killing of students and teachers in the October 26, 2016 bombing of a school compound in Idlib, Syria.
READ MOREBangkok Post, October 28, 2016
Teacher slain, another wounded by gunmen in far South
A teacher was killed and another wounded by motorcycle gunmen in Thailand on Friday.
READ MOREWorldPost/Huffington Post, October 28, 2016
Syria’s Civil War Claims The Lives Of More Schoolchildren
6 children, including a baby, have been killed in the past two days.
READ MOREAP, October 27, 2016
UNICEF says school attack a potential war crime
Children are bearing the brunt of the violence that has engulfed Syria.
READ MOREOctober 20, 2016
GCPEA is Hiring!
GCPEA is seeking highly qualified applicants for a Gender Project Program Officer position, as well as an internship.
READ MOREUNICEF and UNESCO, October 16, 2016
UNICEF and UNESCO: In memory of the teachers and students killed in Butembo
This tragedy occurs a week after celebrating World Teachers’ Day (5 October) and almost a month before celebrating Universal Children’s Day (20 November), and cannot be tolerated.
READ MOREUNICEF, October 13, 2016
Hanaa Singer, UNICEF Representative in Syria, on children killed in Aleppo
In Syria, even going to school is dangerous.
READ MOREUNICEF, October 12, 2016
UNICEF condemns attacks on teachers in Kaga-Bandoro, Central African Republic
According to witnesses reporting to UNICEF, armed men attacked the secondary school while a teachers training was underway.
READ MOREInside Higher Ed, October 9, 2016
The Aftermath of Two Attacks
American U of Afghanistan plans “radical” security changes when it resumes classes. Some question whether university did enough to protect students and professors in dangerous part of the world.
READ MOREGCPEA PRESS RELEASE, October 6, 2016
GCPEA Releases New Guidance on How Schools Can Protect Education
Schools should be supported in protecting education from deliberate targeting so that children, and the societies they live in, are better able to reach their full potential.
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