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Global Coalition to Protect Education from Attack, February 26, 2014
Attacking Education a War Tactic Globally, Study Shows
(New York, February 27, 2014) – Schools and universities, as well as students, teachers and academics are intentionally targeted for attack in conflicts worldwide, the Global Coalition to Protect Education…
READ MOREGlobal Coalition to Protect Education from Attack, February 26, 2014
Attacking Education a War Tactic Globally, Study Shows
(New York, February 27, 2014) – Schools and universities, as well as students, teachers and academics are intentionally targeted for attack in conflicts and situations of serious violence worldwide, the…
READ MOREGlobal Coalition to Protect Education from Attack, February 26, 2014
Attacking Education a War Tactic Globally, Study Shows
(New York, February 27, 2014) – Schools and universities, as well as students, teachers and academics are intentionally targeted for attack in conflicts worldwide, the Global Coalition to Protect Education…
READ MOREReuters, February 25, 2014
Nigerian Islamists kill 29 pupils in boarding school attack
(Reuters) – Gunmen from Islamist group Boko Haram stormed a boarding school in northeast Nigeria overnight and killed 29 pupils, many of whom died in flames as the school was…
READ MOREAhram Online, February 5, 2014
Blast at school in Libya’s Benghazi wounds 6 children
A blast rocked a primary school in Libya’s restive second city Benghazi during playtime on Wednesday, wounding six children, security and medical officials said.
READ MOREOffice of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, January 22, 2014
Top Humanitarian Leaders Pen Open Letter to Geneva II Peace Talk Participants; Call for Urgent Action to Protect Syrian Children
New York, 22 January – As the Geneva II peace talks begin Wednesday, the Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict, Ms. Leila Zerrougui, joins Save the Children, its president…
READ MORENaharnet Newsdesk, January 22, 2014
‘Boko Haram’ Kill Teacher in Nigeria
Suspected Boko Haram gunmen shot dead a teacher in a northeast Nigerian village on the border with Chad, police and residents said on Tuesday.
READ MOREChannel News Asia, January 15, 2014
24 wounded in Philippine school blast
A suspected improvised bomb attack at a university campus in the Philippines has left 24 people wounded — many critically — including students and teachers, police said on Monday.
READ MOREAlghad Press, January 13, 2014
A Roadside Bomb Wounds Two Students from the University of Mosul
According to a security source in the Nineveh province two students from the University of Mosul were wounded when a roadside bomb exploded at the University’s gate.
READ MOREAl-Jazeera, January 13, 2014
Grenade attack targets school in Philippines
A grenade attack on a public school has wounded at least 20 people in the southern Philippines, including government personnel who were there to put out a fire.
READ MOREGlobal Coalition to Protect Education from Attack, January 12, 2014
Newsletter: January 13, 2014
At GCPEA, as the New Year begins, we are focusing on an issue that has received little public attention: attacks on higher education facilities and personnel.
READ MOREUNICEF, January 9, 2014
Statement by UNICEF Syria Representative, Youssouf Abdel-Jelil, on car bombing in Al-Kafat, Syria
UNICEF deplores yesterday’s car bombing near a school in Al-Kafat village, Hama governorate, in which as many as 20 people were reportedly killed and around 100 reportedly injured.
READ MORECNN, January 9, 2014
Teen dies stopping suicide bomber at school in Pakistan
(CNN) — A 14-year-old boy is being hailed as a hero in Pakistan for tackling a suicide bomber — dying at the main gate of his school and saving schoolmates…
READ MORETimes Higher Education, January 8, 2014
Syria’s conflict takes its toll on academy and academics alike
Yasmin was at home after a day at work at Al-Baath University in Homs, Syria, when she heard that one of her students had been shot and killed.
READ MOREAl-Monitor, January 6, 2014
Syrian education a casualty of war
Prior to the political/military crisis that began March 15, 2011, Syria was known for its advancements in the field of education…
READ MOREUniversity World News, December 19, 2013
Protecting higher education from attack
“We are being killed and maimed by conflict. We are dying because we want to learn.” These are the words of a Syrian academic, reflecting on the massive devastation of…
READ MOREUniversity World News, December 12, 2013
Protecting higher education from attack – Report
Violent attacks on higher education are a widespread problem affecting institutions and personnel worldwide, and governments should take responsibility for protecting them, says the Global Coalition to Protect Education from…
READ MORETimes Higher Education, December 5, 2013
Autonomy the best defence for universities under attack
A major report makes the case for “autonomy” as an essential protection to “insulate higher education from politicization and ideological manipulation” and “safeguard…institutions and personnel against attack by state and…
READ MOREGlobal Coaltion to Protect Education from Attack, December 4, 2013
States Have a Responsibility to Protect Higher Education from Attack
New York, 4 December — States must protect universities as spaces where professors and students are safe to teach, learn, and research free from threats to their physical and psychological…
READ MOREMint Press News, November 21, 2013
Human Rights Watch Pushes For Greater Protection Of Children In War Zones
Human Rights Watch and the Global Coalition to Protect Education from Attack are calling on the international community to protect educational institutions from being used as instruments of war.
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