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Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, May 19, 2016
SRSG Zerrougui: Protection of Schools Essential to Increase Access to Education in Africa
Leila Zerrougui addresses the African Union Open Session on Children and Armed Conflict
READ MOREMay 18, 2016
Chibok girls: ‘First kidnapped girl found’ in Nigeria
One of the missing Chibok girls has been found in Nigeria, activists say, the first to be rescued since their capture two years ago.
READ MOREGlobal Coalition to Protect Education from Attack, May 12, 2016
GCPEA’s Commitments at the High Level Round-Table on International Humanitarian Law at the World Humanitarian Summit
The Global Coalition to Protect Education from Attack aims to participate at the High-Level Leaders’ Roundtable entitled “Uphold the norms that safeguard humanity” at the official segment of the Summit.
READ MOREGlobal Coalition to Protect Education from Attack, May 12, 2016
GCPEA Encourages States to Announce Endorsement of the Safe Schools Declaration at the World Humanitarian Summit
Today, one in four children between the ages of 6 and 15 living in conflict areas are missing out on their education.
READ MOREThe Guardian, May 6, 2016
When will the UK stand up to save education from bullets and bombs?
Some 462 million children live in countries in crisis, their schools often under attack or destroyed. Yet the UK has not signed the safe schools declaration.
READ MOREApril 27, 2016
When schools and students become spoils of war
Lack of education is a lack of light, it’s darkness.
READ MOREThe Globe and Mail, April 25, 2016
The world is failing to protect its children
An op-ed by Roméo Dallaire on on how the world is failing to protect children in conflict.
READ MOREBBC News, April 23, 2016
Bangladeshi university professor hacked to death in Rajshahi
A university professor has been hacked to death in Bangladesh, in an attack police say is similar to killings of secular bloggers and atheists by suspected Islamist extremists.
READ MOREReuters, April 19, 2016
Four dead as rockets hit teachers’ dormitory in Turkish border town
Four people were killed when rockets hit the southeastern Turkish town of Kilis near the Syrian border on Monday, crashing into an area near a hospital and hitting a teachers’…
READ MOREReuters, April 18, 2016
Afghan schools, hospitals under threat, U.N. says in grim report
Schools and health facilities have come under increasing threat as violence spreads in Afghanistan, making it harder for children especially to get access to education and medical care, the United…
READ MOREApril 9, 2016
Yemen children bearing the brunt of brutal conflict – UN
The children of Yemen are bearing the brunt of a brutal conflict. The cessation of hostilities that has come into effect today is an opportunity for parties to take action…
READ MOREABC News, April 4, 2016
As Afghan War Escalates, Schools Forced to Close
In 2015, 615 schools in the country’s 11 most volatile provinces had to close because of violence, according to the Education Ministry.
READ MOREHuman Rights Watch, March 29, 2016
Nigeria: A Year On, No Word on 300 Abducted Children
Government Response to Damasak Attacks Woefully Inadequate
READ MOREA World At School, March 21, 2016
Colombian children still missing out on school despite peace talks
Thousands of children in Colombia are dropping out of school because their families have fled from the affects of Latin America’s longest-running conflict.
READ MOREHuman Rights Watch, March 21, 2016
Dispatches: Don’t Turn Afghan Schools into Battlefields
Afghanistan needs to take steps to protect children and their future by implementing the Safe Schools Declaration it signed in 2015.
READ MORENewsweek, March 14, 2016
Nearly 4 Million Syrian Children Born into War Risk Becoming ‘Lost Generation’: UNICEF
Children born into Syria’s war are affected by a lack of educational opportunities, health care and recreational spaces, many of which have been damaged and destroyed by bombs, says UNICEF.
READ MOREUniversity World News, March 7, 2016
Tackling attacks on universities
GCPEA’s Director, Diya Nijhowne, discusses ways states can confront attacks on higher education.
READ MOREHarvard International Review, February 25, 2016
The Right to Education: Regulating the Conduct of Armed Forces Under International Law
When government security forces’ use of school affects children’s access to education, they may be violating the children’s right to education guaranteed under international human rights law.
READ MOREThe Express Tribune with the International New York Times, February 22, 2016
Why Terrorists Attack Education
Pakistan has seen most attacks against educational targets and highest number of fatalities than any other country in the world.
READ MOREReuters, February 16, 2016
UN alarmed at attacks on Syria hospitals, schools; nearly 50 dead
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday voiced alarm at reports of deadly attacks on Syrian schools and hospitals.
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