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New York Times, July 5, 2013
Militants Attack School in Nigeria, Killing Students and a Teacher
POTISKUM, Nigeria — Islamic militants attacked a boarding school before dawn on Saturday, dousing a dormitory in fuel and lighting it ablaze as students slept, survivors said. At least 30…
READ MOREThe Chicago Tribune, July 4, 2013
Preserving Syria’s intellectual capital
With the death toll in Syria passing 100,000, the country’s bloody conflict has been much in the news. But the policy debate over the outside world’s next steps remains stymied.…
READ MOREUNESCO Office for Iraq, July 3, 2013
UNESCO condemns the killing of Professor Ahmed Shaker in Baghdad
Director of UNESCO Office in Iraq Ms. Louise Haxthausen condemned the killing of Dr. Ahmed Shaker, professor at the University of Baghdad and urged the authorities to investigate this crime.
READ MOREGlobal Coalition to Protect Education from Attack, June 27, 2013
Submission on the combined initial and second periodic report of Afghanistan to the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women
GCPEA writes in advance of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women’s upcoming initial and second periodic review of Afghanistan to highlight areas of concern regarding protecting teachers,…
READ MOREAssociated Press, June 26, 2013
Red Cross Says Civilian Centers Abused In Conflict
GENEVA (AP) — Civilians in hospitals, schools, churches and mosques are increasingly put in harm’s way in armed conflicts around the world, including in Syria, the head of the Red…
READ MOREBBC, June 17, 2013
Nigeria militants kill school children in Maiduguri
Suspected Islamist militants in north-east Nigeria have killed at least nine school children, the second targeted attack on students in recent days.
READ MOREChristian Science Monitor, June 12, 2013
In 2013, the kids aren’t always all right – face war, exploitation
The world has become much less peaceful since 2008 – 5 percent less so, to use the exacting numbers of those who calculate them. And a large share of this…
READ MOREThe Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, June 12, 2013
Secretary-General’s Annual Report on Children and Armed Conflict: Success but Also Grave Danger
New York, 12 June 2013 – The annual report of the Secretary-General on Children and Armed Conflict highlights progress made in 2012 to protect children living in countries affected by…
READ MOREUNICEF, June 11, 2013
Conflict creating unprecedented threats to children’s lives
Children living in armed conflict today face unprecedented threats. These include grave violations such as the recruitment and use of children in armed conflict, sexual violence against children, killing and…
READ MOREUN News Centre, June 11, 2013
Conflicts in Syria, Mali pose unprecedented threats to children – UN report
12 June 2013 – Despite progress to protect children living in war-affected countries, the evolving character and tactics of conflict are creating unprecedented threats for children, particularly in Syria, Mali…
READ MOREJune 11, 2013
Children face unprecedented threats in conflict zones: Report
New York: Children living in armed conflict zones face unprecedented threats to their lives, a UN report said on Wednesday, documenting grave violations including cases of sexual violence against children,…
READ MORENew York Times, June 8, 2013
A British Haven for Academic Refugees
Last Monday the organization, now known as the Council for Assisting Refugee Academics, or CARA, marked its 80th year with a ceremony at the House of Lords.
READ MOREOffice of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, June 2, 2013
SRSG Zerrougui condemns Child Casualties in Eastern Afghanistan
New York, 3 June 2013 – The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, Ms. Leila Zerrougui, condemns two deadly attacks that have killed at least 19…
READ MOREGlobal Coalition to Protect Education from Attack, June 1, 2013
GCPEA Priorities for the Protection of Schools, Teachers, and Students in the 2013 Security Council Debate on Children and Armed Conflict
In conflicts around the world, schools, teachers, and students have not just been caught in the crossfire, they have been intentionally targeted as a tactic of war. The Global Coalition…
READ MOREIRIN, May 13, 2013
Boko Haram attacks hit school attendance in Borno State
KANO, NIGERIA, 14 May 2013 (IRIN) – Around 15,000 children in Borno State, northeastern Nigeria, have stopped attending classes since February 2013, according to a Borno State Ministry of Education…
READ MOREThink Africa Press, May 1, 2013
Will London Respond to Somalia’s Needs?
I met Fatuma in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, late last year. A few days before, she had been raped by an armed militia man while she slept in one of the…
READ MOREExpress Tribune, April 27, 2013
Balochistan security: ‘Threatened’ teachers to boycott election duties
QUETTA:The Government Teachers Association (GTA) of Balochistan has barred its members from performing election day duties in 11 districts of the province following threats to their lives by banned militant…
READ MOREOffice of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, April 18, 2013
Security Council must ensure an end to the violence against children in Syria
New York, 18 April 2013 – More than three million children in Syria suffer from the consequences of the ongoing conflict. “This emergency is a children’s crisis,” the Special Representative…
READ MORENew York Times, April 9, 2013
Girls Who Risk Their Lives for Education
LONDON — Almost unnoticed, one of the great civil rights struggles of our times is being fought out in our midst. Across the Indian subcontinent, in Afghanistan and in Africa,…
READ MOREEducation International, April 2, 2013
Pakistan: We stand with the children and teachers!
The United Nations Envoy for Global Education, Gordon Brown, Education International and the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) are demanding of the authorities in Pakistan that they enable girls to…
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