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Office 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.
READ MOREEuropean Parliament, July 17, 2014
Nigeria, recent attacks by Boko Haram
European Parliament resolution of 17 July 2014 on Nigeria – recent attacks by Boko Haram (2014/2729(RSP))
READ MOREEducation International, July 16, 2014
New report shows educators are targets in armed conflict
Attacks on teachers and other educators are a disturbingly common tactic of war and a serious threat to education, the Global Coalition to Protect Education from Attack (GCPEA) says in…
READ MOREDawn, July 15, 2014
The war on teachers
The Nigerian extremist group Boko Haram has not just been busy abducting schoolgirls and taking them hostage.
READ MOREGlobal Coalition to Protect Education from Attack, July 14, 2014
Protect Teachers from Wartime Attacks: New Report Shows Educators Are Targeted in Armed Conflict
Attacks on teachers and other educators are a disturbingly common tactic of war and a serious threat to education…
READ MORESave the Children, July 13, 2014
Malala Day: one brave activist girl – but 50 million children still deprived of education
A young girl has turned a year older and completed another year of school.
READ MOREGlamour, July 13, 2014
Actually, Let’s Bring Back All Our Girls
When armed men came to our school, we were sitting at our desks.
READ MOREGlobal Coalition to Protect Education from Attack, July 13, 2014
Il faut protéger les enseignants contre les attaques en temps de guerre : Un nouveau rapport montre que les éducateurs sont pris pour cible dans les conflits armés
Les attaques contre les enseignants et autres membres du personnel de l’éducation sont une tactique extrêmement répandue de la guerre…
READ MORENew York Times, July 11, 2014
Those Girls Haven’t Been Brought Back
It has been almost three months since Islamic militants in northern Nigeria attacked a school that was giving exams and kidnapped more than 250 girls — some of the brightest…
READ MOREAll Africa, July 10, 2014
Kenya: Lamu Attackers Steal Six Guns, Burn School and Raid Drug Store in Fresh Wave of Terror
Attackers on Thursday night stormed Panda Nguo village five kilometres from Witu town in Lamu West and snatched six guns from police reservists.
READ MOREA World At School, July 8, 2014
Nigerian police stop car bomber’s attempt to blow up school
Students taking an exam at a secondary school in Nigeria survived an attempt to blow them up using a car laden with explosives.
READ MOREChannel NewsAsia, July 4, 2014
Mob burns school in riot-hit Myanmar city
MANDALAY, Myanmar: Muslims in Myanmar’s second-largest city accused police on Saturday of standing by as a Buddhist mob went on a rampage, torching a school and other buildings.
READ MOREGCPEA Press Release, July 4, 2014
Attacks on Schools Commonplace in Conflicts Around the World: UNSG Report
The UN Secretary-General’s report released on July 1st confirms findings that attacks on education are a deliberate tactic in most armed conflicts worldwide, said GCPEA.
READ MOREBangkok Post, July 3, 2014
Gunmen fire on Narathiwat school
Gunmen opened fire at police guarding students and teachers during the morning national anthem at a school in the southern border province of Narathiwat on Thursday morning. Fortunately, no one…
READ MOREHuffington Post, July 1, 2014
Schools Should Be Safe Havens and Places of Learning Not Theaters of War
Nigerian Finance Minister, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, will formally launch the Safe Schools Initiative at a meeting of British Members of Parliament.
READ MOREHuman Rights Watch, July 1, 2014
UN: Report Shames Wartime Abusers of Children
(Geneva, July 1, 2014) – All parties implicated in a new United Nations’ report about abuses of children during armed conflict should call an immediate halt to these crimes, Human…
READ MOREOffice of the Special Representative of the Secretary General for Children and Armed Conflict, July 1, 2014
Secretary-General’s Annual Report on Children and Armed Conflict Documents Continued Child Suffering in 23 Conflict Situations
New York, 1 July – In 2013, children were recruited and used, killed and maimed, victims of sexual violence and other grave violations in 23 conflict situations around the world.
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