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BBC News, October 1, 2014
Ukraine crisis: Shell kills four at Donetsk school
A shell has killed four people at a school in the rebel-held east Ukrainian city of Donetsk, on the first day of classes, officials and witnesses say.
READ MOREThe Associated Press, October 1, 2014
Syria blasts at school kill 17, including 10 kids
Twin bombings occurred just as the children were leaving at the end of class at the Ekremah al-Makhzoumi elementary school, according to an official with the Homs governorate.
READ MOREGlobal Post, September 29, 2014
Why it’s so important to protect schools during wartime
Using schools for military purposes during times of conflict often has long-term impact on students and on society, experts say.
READ MOREThe National, September 28, 2014
Guns ’n grammar: Yemen school occupied by rebels
Back to school for young Yemenis in Sanaa on Monday was a stark reminder of why many missed classes in the first place – rebels were using it as an…
READ MOREHuffington Post, September 26, 2014
Securing Safe Access to Education for Girls in Nigeria and Beyond
The majority of children not in school are in conflict-affected and emergency-stricken areas. Ensuring safe access to education is critical in Nigeria and in other places from Afghanistan to Sudan.
READ MOREThe Financial Times, September 25, 2014
A plea to protect schools in conflict zones
Education has come under attack – not just in Syria but in every region of the world, from Afghanistan to Ivory Coast, Gaza to South Sudan.
READ MOREA World at School, September 25, 2014
Roadmap to 2015: Three-Point Strategy for Education
In 2000, world leaders promised that every child would be in school by the end of 2015. As we enter the final stretch, we are still short of achieving Millennium…
READ MORESeptember 24, 2014
Where Girls Get Kidnapped on Their Way to School
Throughout the developing world, young women don’t always make it safely to the schoolhouse door, much less get a decent education inside. The Clinton Foundation is hoping to change that.
READ MOREGCPEA Press Release, September 24, 2014
Global Coalition Joins CHARGE, New Clinton Global Initiative Commitment to Protect Girls’ Education in Conflict
Today GCPEA joined more than 30 other organizations participating in CHARGE – Collaborative Harnessing Ambition and Resources for Girls’ Education.
READ MOREBusiness Standard, September 18, 2014
Liberal religious scholar gunned down in Karachi
A liberal religious scholar and professor of Islamic Studies at the University of Karachi was shot dead today by unknown assailants.
READ MORESave the Children, September 17, 2014
Education Never Been Deadlier for Syria’s Children, Save the Children Report Says
New report from Save the Children – Future under threat: The impact of the education crisis on Syria’s children – finds that the country’s schools are increasingly being damaged and…
READ MOREReuters, September 17, 2014
Gunmen kill 15 at college in north Nigeria’s Kano
Gunmen stormed a higher education college in northern Nigeria on Wednesday, firing on fleeing students and setting off an explosion in an attack that killed at least 15 people and…
READ MOREHuffington Post, September 12, 2014
Gaza’s Education in Rubble
The morning roll call will be a particularly morbid affair on the first day of school in Gaza this Sunday. Hundreds of students, killed in the recent fighting, will be…
READ MOREHuman Rights Watch, September 11, 2014
Israel: In-Depth Look at Gaza School Attacks
Three Israeli attacks that damaged Gaza schools housing displaced people caused numerous civilian casualties in violation of the laws of war, Human Rights Watch said today.
READ MORENDTV, September 9, 2014
What it Takes to Teach at Schools on Naxal Turf
A dilapidated government school in Bihar has been attacked by Naxals each time security forces used the school as a camp during elections.
READ MOREDawn.com, September 9, 2014
Militants blow up rebuilt school in Bajaur
Suspected militants blew up a government girls’ primary school in the border area in Nawagai tehsil early on Monday, officials and local people said.
READ MOREThe Guardian, September 8, 2014
These attacks on children are crimes against humanity
If the abiding image of the summer of 2014 will be the knives of hooded Isis executioners pointed at the necks of innocent victims, the abiding legacy is the torment…
READ MOREOffice of the Special Representative of the Secretary General for Children and Armed Conflict, September 8, 2014
Multiple Crises Affecting Children Create Unprecedented Challenges
New York, 08 September – The multiplication of crises affecting children since the beginning of 2014 create unprecedented challenges that overshadow progress accomplished to protect them from the impact of…
READ MOREUNICEF, September 7, 2014
No “back to school” for 30 million children affected by conflict and crisis: UNICEF
Almost 30 million children are out of school in emergency or conflict affected countries – approximately half of all children out of school worldwide. Schools have been targeted and millions…
READ MOREGCPEA Media Release, September 5, 2014
UN Security Council Should Build on its Momentum in Protecting Schools from Attack and Military Use
The UN Security Council should support specific actions to address the widespread incidence of targeted attacks on education and military use of schools in wartime. In particular, the Council should…
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