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Human 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.
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.
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