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United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), July 30, 2014
UNRWA Strongly Condemns Israeli Shelling of its School in Gaza as a Serious Violation of International Law
Jerusalem – Last night, children were killed as they slept next to their parents on the floor of a classroom in a UN designated shelter in Gaza. Children killed in…
READ MOREOffice of the Special Representative of the Secretary General for Children and Armed Conflict, July 29, 2014
Leila Zerrougui: No Safe Place for the Children Of Gaza
“After three weeks of conflict, no one can doubt that there are no safe places for the children of Gaza.
READ MOREA World at School, July 28, 2014
Protecting education from attack: what can be done?
Schools, universities, educators and students are not just being caught in the cross-fire – they are being deliberately targeted as a tactic of war.
READ MOREAl Jazeera English, July 26, 2014
Taliban claims attack on police official
The six attackers, all of whom were wearing suicide vests, launched Sunday’s attack from a school building near General Abdul Razeq’s house in the Spin Boldak district of Kandahar province,…
READ MOREThe Guardian, July 26, 2014
We must ensure that schools are never targeted in armed conflict
“That is why the pleas of the Global Coalition to Protect Education from Attack, which has consistently campaigned for new rules that preserve a child’s right to education during armed…
READ MOREThe Nation, July 24, 2014
Fences around schools in South won’t guarantee security
Instead of armed protection, focus must be on creating non-militarised zones to put the onus on the militants.
READ MOREThe Office of the UN Special Envoy for Global Education, July 24, 2014
Statement by United Nations Special Envoy for Global Education Gordon Brown
“With 120 schools affected since the start of the emergency, I urge all countries to adopt and implement the Lucens Guidelines to prevent the military use of schools in conflict…
READ MOREInternational Business Times, July 24, 2014
UN School In Gaza Hit By Israeli Fire; 5 Injured
Five people were injured when a United Nations school serving as a shelter was hit by Israeli fire Wednesday in Gaza, the second time in three days that a U.N.…
READ MORENew York Times, July 24, 2014
In Gaza, at Least 10 Die at U.N. School Used as Civilian Shelter
GAZA CITY — A series of explosions at a school run by the United Nations sheltering hundreds of Palestinians who had fled their homes for safety from Israeli military assaults…
READ MOREHuman Rights Watch, July 23, 2014
Ukraine: Unguided Rockets Killing Civilians
(Donetsk) – Unguided Grad rockets launched apparently by Ukrainian government forces and pro-government militias have killed at least 16 civilians and wounded many more…
READ MOREUNESCO, July 23, 2014
Irina Bokova calls for the Protection of Education in Conflict
On 23 July, the Director-General of UNESCO, Ms. Irina Bokova, made an appeal for all parties to respect and protect the right to education.
READ MORENew York Times, July 23, 2014
Israel Says That Hamas Uses Civilian Shields, Reviving Debate
GAZA CITY — Militant rockets can be seen launching from crowded neighborhoods, near apartment buildings, schools and hotels.
READ MOREA World At School, July 23, 2014
100 days blog: #BringBackOurGirls vigils held around the world
Today is the 100th day since the Nigerian schoolgirls from Chibok were kidnapped by Boko Haram.
READ MOREUNRWA, July 21, 2014
UNRWA strongly condemns shelling of a school in Gaza sheltering civilians and calls for an investigation
UNRWA condemns in the strongest possible terms the shelling of one of its schools in the central area of Gaza which was sheltering hundreds of Palestinians displaced by the current…
READ MOREAssociated Press, July 21, 2014
Parents of abducted girls, escapees meet president
President Goodluck Jonathan met for the first time Tuesday with parents of 219 kidnapped Nigerian schoolgirls and dozens of classmates who managed to escape from their Islamic extremist captors.
READ MOREJuly 21, 2014
Vigil to Mark 100 Days of Captivity for Chibok Girls
Vigils are to be held around the world for Nigeria’s 200 kidnapped girls of Chibok on 22 July – exactly 100 days after their abduction from school.
READ MOREOffice of the Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict, July 21, 2014
5th Report on Children and Armed Conflict in the DR Congo Highlights Progress and Concerns
The recruitment and use of children by armed groups remained endemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo between 2010 and 2013.
READ MOREPremium Times, July 18, 2014
Boko Haram: Borno to reopen public schools after Ramadan – Commissioner
The Borno Government says it will re-open all public schools after the Ramadan fast.
READ MORENew Telegraph, July 17, 2014
‘Boko Haram destroyed 900 schools in Borno’
Borno State Governor, Alhaji Kashim Shettima, yesterday painted a grim picture of the state of education in his state that is the epicentre of the insurgency unleashed on Nigeria by…
READ MOREThe Guardian, July 17, 2014
UNRWA investigating discovery of 20 rockets found in empty Gaza school
The UN agency for Palestinian refugees is investigating the discovery of 20 rockets hidden in one of its vacant schools in the Gaza Strip.
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