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Save the Children, September 6, 2016
Save the Children condemns attack outside a school in Thailand’s south, says children and schools must be “off limits” to armed groups
Save the Children is urging greater protection of children and education institutions following a deadly attack outside a school in Tak Bai District in Thailand’s south this morning.
READ MOREUNICEF, September 5, 2016
Statement attributable to Mr. Thomas Davin, UNICEF Representative for Thailand, on violence in Narathiwat Province
UNICEF is deeply concerned about the continuing violence in Thailand’s restive southernmost provinces and its impact on children, including an explosion that killed a four-year-old girl and her father in…
READ MOREUNICEF, August 29, 2016
Education under fire: Schools in Aleppo damaged in renewed fighting
At a time when children are at even greater risk of bombardments and fighting in the Syrian Arab Republic, education has become another casualty. Schools in Aleppo have come under…
READ MOREThe Guardian, August 27, 2016
Kabul university attack survivors refuse to give up on dreams of building a future
The American University of Afghanistan has long been seen as a target for militants as it attracts young people and women committed to change.
READ MORENew York Times, August 25, 2016
Assault on American University in Kabul Killed at Least 13, Officials Say
Seven students, three police officers, two university guards and one guard who worked for a school for the blind, just next door to the university, were among the dead, Mr.…
READ MOREOffice of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, August 24, 2016
Impact of Armed Conflict on Children – Twenty Years of Action Following the Publication of Graça Machel Report to the General Assembly
Twenty years ago, Graça Machel’s report “Impact of armed conflict on children”, asked the international community to come together to address the plight of children affected by war.
READ MOREBBC News, August 24, 2016
Kabul attack: Gunfire and blast rock American University
A militant attack is believed to be taking place at the American University in the Afghan capital, Kabul.
READ MOREOffice of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, August 23, 2016
Increasingly Complex Conflicts with Devastating Impact on Children, UN Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict Warns General Assembly in Annual Report
In her annual report to the General Assembly, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, Leila Zerrougui, highlighted the devastating impact on children of increasingly complex…
READ MOREPakistan Today, August 23, 2016
Grenade attack in Upper Dir school injures 2 children
A hand grenade exploded Tuesday, wounding two school children, one critically, as they were playing with it in Upper Dir school, police said.
READ MOREThe Hindu, August 22, 2016
BSF sets up camps at schools in Srinagar
Border Security Force (BSF), which was deployed in Srinagar on Monday after a gap of 12 years, has occupied several school buildings here to set up their camps.
READ MOREHuman Rights Watch, August 17, 2016
Afghanistan: Rise in Military Use of Schools
Afghan security forces are increasingly using schools as bases during military operations in Taliban-held areas, putting children at risk and depriving thousands of an education.
READ MOREHuman Rights Watch, August 16, 2016
Syria/Russia: Incendiary Weapons Burn in Aleppo, Idlib
During the attack on the university’s faculty of humanities at al-Dabbit, incendiary bombs “fell between houses and people were terrified and started panicking, they even went out of their homes.”
READ MOREReuters, August 15, 2016
U.N.’s Ban condemns Yemen school attack, coalition says Houthi facility targeted
Saturday’s attack on school in Saada province killed 10 children.
READ MOREThe Washington Post, August 12, 2016
Saudi airstrike hits a school in northern Yemen, killing 10 children
Ten children died and 28 were injured in what Yemeni locals and officials described as an airstrike on a school in northern Yemen by a U.S.-backed Saudi-led coalition.
READ MOREAugust 1, 2016
Statement by Ms. Leila Zerrougui
Statement by Ms. Leila Zerrougui, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict. Delivered at the Open Debate of the Security Council on Children and Armed Conflict, 2…
READ MOREKhaama Press, July 25, 2016
Suicide attack foiled on girls school in Kabul
A suicide attack has been foiled on a girl’s school in Kabul after a would-be suicide bomber was arrested by the Afghan intelligence operatives.
READ MOREMiddle East Online, July 24, 2016
Libya conflict keeps 279,000 children out of school
The United Nations warned on Monday that the Libya conflict was preventing some 279,000 children from attending school across the war-torn country.
READ MOREHuman Rights Watch, July 5, 2016
Afghanistan: NATO Should Strengthen Civilian Protection
NATO should press the Afghan government to curtail abuses by its security forces, including the military’s misuse of schools, attacks on healthcare facilities, and recruitment of children.
READ MOREUSAID ECCN, July 4, 2016
Webcast on Protecting Education from Attack
Margaret Sinclair and Diya Nijhowne participated in a webcast hosted by USAID ECCN featuring the work of the Global Coalition to Protect Education from Attack (GCPEA).
READ MOREHuman Rights Watch, June 30, 2016
Where Schools Are Already Closed
As Slovakia takes over the presidency of the Council of the EU next week, its endorsement of the Safe Schools Declaration would be timely for Slovakia to lead and influence…
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