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Nigeria Political Economist, August 25, 2014
13 Female Police Trainees, 22 Male Missing After Gwoza Police School Attack
No fewer than 13 female Police trainees, and 22 male counterparts have been confirmed missing, after gunmen suspected to be members of the dreaded Islamic sect, Boko Haram, launched a…
READ MOREAl-Fanar Media, August 21, 2014
Islamic State Advance in Iraq Closes Eight Universities
Eight universities across northern Iraq have been shuttered and appear unlikely to open soon after the sweep of extremist fighters through the region.
READ MOREUNICEF, August 20, 2014
UNICEF strongly condemns the targeting of a school in Al Waer, calls for immediate stop to attacks on educational facilities
UNICEF is gravely concerned by the latest attack on a school in Syria – this time in Al Waer on the western outskirts of the city of Homs.
READ MOREGlobal Partnership for Education, August 20, 2014
Teachers Under Attack
Attacks on teachers and other educators are a disturbingly common tactic of war and a serious threat to education.
READ MOREThe Office of Gordon & Sarah Brown, August 17, 2014
The Countdown Starts Now
An important landmark in the battle for children’s rights will be marked today by the United Nations Secretary-General and celebrities ranging from Shakira to Lang Lang, all marking the 500-Day…
READ MORECNN, August 17, 2014
Gordon Brown: Will world hear a child’s cry for justice?
Almost a century ago Eglantyne Jebb, the founder of Save the Children, said that the only international language the whole world understands is the cry of a child.
READ MOREEducation International, August 13, 2014
EI commits humanitarian aid for teachers in Iraq and Kurdistan
As the security situation in Iraq and Kurdistan continues to deteriorate, and teachers and unions increasingly become targets of Islamic State forces, Education International has reached into its solidarity fund…
READ MOREHuman Rights Watch, August 8, 2014
The Nightmare in Iraq
I visited a Yezidi village south of Dohuk last Wednesday — a magnet for 60,000 to 70,000 Yezidis fleeing fighters from the Islamic State of Iraq and Sham (ISIS).
READ MOREAssociated Press, August 7, 2014
Iraq official: Militants hold 100s of Yazidi women
Hundreds of women from the Yazidi religious minority have been taken captive by Sunni militants with “vicious plans,” an Iraqi official said Friday, further underscoring the dire plight of Iraq’s…
READ MOREAl-Fanar Media, August 6, 2014
A Gaza Vocational College Devastated by the War
During the latest ceasefire in the latest war between Israel and Hamas, more educational institutions have been able to take stock of the damage done.
READ MOREThe Times UK, August 4, 2014
Invaders turn abandoned school into command base
A neat hole blown through the wall of the Beit Hanoun secondary school for boys in Gaza was the only outward sign that Israeli troops had paid a visit.
READ MORETeleSUR, August 4, 2014
One Honduran Teacher Violently Murdered, Every Month
The investigation reveals that violence has risen since 2009 and that other vulnerable groups such as lawyers and journalists are also suffering significant rates of violence.
READ MOREOffice of the Special Representative of the Secretary General for Children and Armed Conflict, August 4, 2014
Free Syrian Army Commits to Work with the United Nations to End and Prevent Recruitment and Use of Children
The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict welcomes the commitment by the National Coalition of Syrian Revolution and Opposition Forces and the Supreme Military Council of…
READ MOREUNESCO, August 3, 2014
Keep schools out of the conflict says UNESCO Director General as UN launches Gaza Crisis Appeal
Paris, 4 August 2014 – On Friday 1 August, the United Nations launched the 2014 Gaza Crisis Appeal in order to respond to urgent humanitarian needs in Gaza. Education facilities…
READ MOREOverseas Development Institute, August 3, 2014
We should defend the rights of Gaza’s children
“What does this have to do with us?,” asked a blood-splattered girl called Amina pulled from the rubble of Jabaliya primary school last week.
READ MOREBrookings, August 3, 2014
The Destruction of Gaza’s Schools and the Future of Palestinian Children
Last week, according to the United Nations, Israeli forces bombed the Jabalia Elementary Girls School in northern Gaza while it served as an U.N.-designated shelter.
READ MOREThe Peninsula, August 2, 2014
EAA slams raids on Gaza educational facilities
DOHA: In light of new reports, confirmed by UNRWA’s initial assessment, indicating a deadly attack by Israeli defence forces on a UN school in the Jabaliya refugee camp, Education Above…
READ MOREA World At School, August 2, 2014
Ban Ki-moon: deadly bombing of third UN school in Gaza is a ‘criminal act’
At least 10 people at a United Nations school in Gaza have been killed today in an apparent Israeli air strike.
READ MOREAugust 2, 2014
Educational Toll of Gaza War: At Least 2 Universities, 148 Schools
At least two universities, seven United Nations schools and an estimated 141 locally run schools have suffered severe damage in the month-long war between Israel and Hamas.
READ MORENorwegian Refugee Council , August 2, 2014
Stop the bombing of schools in Gaza
NRC demands an immediate halt to Israel’s bombing of schools and Hamas’ use of schools in their military operation.
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