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The 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.
READ MOREBBC News, February 16, 2016
Russia rejects Syria war crimes claim over hospital attacks
Up to 50 people were killed in missile attacks on at least four hospitals and a school in rebel-held areas of northern Syria on Monday.
READ MOREOffice of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, February 15, 2016
Human Rights Council Report: Conflicts and violence take ‘huge toll’ on children in 2015
In the report, the Special Representative expressed her deep concern at the increasing number of attacks on schools, as well as military use of schools, in countries affected by war.
READ MOREAl Jazeera, February 14, 2016
Here is what school is like in Syria’s Aleppo
Amid Russian air raids and the advance of pro-Assad forces, some students persist in going to class.
READ MOREFebruary 7, 2016
Child soldiers make up a third of Yemeni fighters, says Unicef
The widespread destruction of schools and infrastructure in the Saudi-led bombardment of the country is further encouraging more children to pick up guns and fight.
READ MOREIndependent, February 7, 2016
Schools that should keep children safe are under attack
Leila Zerrougui on the destruction and occupation of schools during warfare, writing as Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict
READ MOREThe Telegraph, February 7, 2016
UK refuses to sign UN document protecting schools in war
Philip Hammond, Foreign Secretary, said to have blocked attempts to get Britain to lead way on preventing killing of children
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