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UNESCO, November 2, 2015
The Safe Schools Declaration is now endorsed by 51 States
In the presence of H.R.H Crown Prince Haakon of Norway and the Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, all Member States of UNESCO were today invited to endorse the Safe Schools…
READ MOREUNESCO, October 29, 2015
UNESCO invites Member States to endorse the Safe Schools Declaration
At the opening day of the 38th General Conference on 3 November H.R.H Crown Prince Haakon of Norway and the Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, will attend the Safe Schools…
READ MOREAssociated Press, October 29, 2015
Hundreds move out of Kenyan university fearing an attack after 4 students join extremists
Hundreds of students at Moi University in western Kenya are fleeing the school’s dorms, fearing a deadly extremist attack by some of their previous colleagues, a student leader said Friday.
READ MOREHuman Rights Watch, October 28, 2015
DR Congo: Students, Schools at Risk in Conflict Zones
The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo should increase protection for students and schools in areas of the country affected by armed conflict, Human Rights Watch said in a…
READ MOREUnited Nations Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, October 13, 2015
Plight of Children Caught in Conflict Worsening, Leila Zerrougui Will Say at Presentation of her Annual Report to General Assembly
There has been an “increasing disregard for international law” in many conflict situations around the world, leading to a worsening of the plight of children, Leila Zerrougui will tell Member…
READ MOREOffice of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, October 8, 2015
Accountability best defence for deterring attacks on schools: Leila Zerrougui
Leila Zerrougui highlighted key strategies aimed at protecting schools, students and teachers as she spoke at a high level event focused on upholding the right to education during emergencies, including…
READ MOREHuman Rights Watch, September 22, 2015
Philippines: Paramilitaries Attack Tribal Villages, Schools
Military Supporting Abusive Forces in Mindanao
READ MOREAugust 19, 2015
Statement by Anthony Lake, UNICEF Executive Director, on attack on teachers’ office in Yemen
NEW YORK, 19 August 2015 – Last night, 13 educators and four of their children paid a most terrible price in the continuing conflict in Yemen – killed in an…
READ MOREAugust 19, 2015
Borno to reopen schools despite Boko Haram
Borno State authorities set up a panel of 13 experts assigned to reopen schools closed for over a year due to violence and attacks by Boko Haram.
READ MOREAgence France-Presse/Relief Web, August 5, 2015
1,500 schools damaged or destroyed in Iraq’s Anbar
More than 1,500 schools have been damaged or destroyed as a result of the conflict in Iraq’s troubled Anbar province alone, a spokesman said Monday.
READ MOREOpinio Juris, July 12, 2015
Protecting Schools 80 Years After Roerich
Eighty-years ago today, the United States became the first country to ratify the international treaty commonly known as the Roerich Pact.
READ MOREA World at School, July 8, 2015
How conflict in Yemen is wrecking education system
Prime Minister of Yemen Khaled Bahah announced last January that 2015 would be the year of education in Yemen. Unfortunately, 2015 has become a year of conflict.
READ MOREDawn, July 6, 2015
Boys school blown up in Bajaur
Suspected militants blew up a government boys primary school in Nawagai tehsil bordering Afghanistan on Sunday, officials and local people told Dawn.
READ MOREOffice of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children in Armed Conflict, June 24, 2015
Leila Zerrougui pledges support for Guidelines aimed at protecting schools from military use during conflict
In a statement delivered in Geneva today, the Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict, Leila Zerrougui, highlighted the support of her Office for the recently completed Safe Schools Declaration…
READ MOREHuman Rights Watch , June 23, 2015
EU: Abuses Against Children Fuel Migration
Large numbers of children from war-torn countries, often traveling alone, are fleeing abuses in their home countries to seek safety in the European Union, Human Rights Watch said today.
READ MOREWashington Post, June 23, 2015
Killings, violence, disappearances and intimidation threaten academic freedom
Higher education communities worldwide have endured hundreds of attacks in the past four years, a barrage of persecution and violence that threatens academic freedom and scientific progress in Asia, Africa…
READ MOREVoice of America, June 21, 2015
UNICEF: Attack on Bujumbura School a Senseless Tragedy
The outgoing UNICEF representative in Burundi says this past week’s attack on a school in the capital, Bujumbura, is a senseless tragedy.On his last day of service, Johannes Wedenig told…
READ MORENational Post, June 16, 2015
Matthews & Schouela: Protecting schools during wartime
Though not widely reported in mainstream North American media, representatives from over 60 countries recently met in Norway to attend the “Oslo Conference on Safe Schools.” The high-level meeting sought…
READ MOREJamaica Observer, June 14, 2015
Schools to be no-zone for armed conflict
Jamaica has endorsed an international declaration that seeks to safeguard education facilities from being used in wars or armed conflicts. Sergeant Coleridge Minto, director of Safety and Security in School…
READ MOREThe Nation, June 13, 2015
Safe Schools Declaration: The first step towards making education safer for our children
In Pakistan, attacks on schools and students have appeared in the headlines regularly in recent years. A recent UN Human Rights Council report notes that more than 3,600 attacks have…
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