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Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, December 17, 2012
UN Special Representative Zerrougui engages parties in the Syrian conflict to better protect children
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READ MOREHuman Rights Watch, December 16, 2012
Thailand: Rebels Escalate Killings of Teachers
(New York, December 16, 2012) – Separatist insurgents in Thailand’s southern border provinces should immediately end all attacks on teachers and schools, Human Rights Watch said today.
READ MORESW Radio Africa, December 12, 2012
Govt urged to declare schools ‘peace zones’ ahead of elections
Zimbabwe’s coalition government is being urged to immediately declare all schools across the country ‘peace zones’ before the next election, with warnings that teachers will once again be targets of…
READ MOREUN News Centre, December 10, 2012
Over 600 schools looted or damaged by DR Congo violence this year – UNICEF
Some 250 schools have been occupied or looted during the recent fighting in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), bringing the total number of schools affected by conflict this…
READ MOREOutlook India, December 10, 2012
Security Forces Not to Occupy School Buildings: Govt
The Centre has given clear-cut instructions to the states that security forces engaged in the counter-insurgency operations should not be allowed to occupy school buildings, the government said today.
READ MOREUNICEF, December 5, 2012
Statement by UNICEF Regional Director Maria Calivis on school shelling near Damascus
“UNICEF condemns yesterday’s shelling of a school near Damascus that killed a number of students and a teacher. “Since the violence in Syria began, schools have been looted, vandalized and…
READ MORENew York Times, December 4, 2012
Amid Syrian Violence, School Is Hit and U.N. Says Food Shortages Worsen
Syrian forces continued to press an intense counteroffensive against rebels in the Damascus suburbs on Tuesday, as the government blamed rebels for a mortar attack that hit a school…
READ MOREAl-Jazeera English, December 3, 2012
Teachers in southern Thailand return to work after security is ramped up
Hundreds of schools had been closed for almost a week after a female principal was murdered.
READ MOREUniversity World News, November 23, 2012
UN agencies in call to ban use of universities as barracks and bases
A global coalition of United Nations agencies and international NGOs supporting education and human rights has called for governments to implement a “clear and unamibiguous” ban on the use of…
READ MOREPublic Service Europe, November 23, 2012
Lessons of war – the misuse of schools by militaries
The issue of militaries using schools as barracks, bases, detention centers, firing positions and training grounds during conflicts is rarely discussed – writes campaigner
READ MOREThe Inquirer, November 22, 2012
A law that can make PH a leader
I approached the school—high in the hills of northern Luzon—with a bit of trepidation. It was late in the day, and schools that lack the joyous cacophony of children playing…
READ MOREEl Huffington Post, November 22, 2012
Aprender bajo fuego
Al igual que muchos otros jóvenes somalíes que entrevisté en Kenia, Xarid M. recorrió cada día las peligrosas calles de Mogadishu, la capital de Somalia, para asistir a la escuela mientras fue…
READ MOREABS-CBN News, November 21, 2012
PH military still using schools as camps – study
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines is among conflict-ridden countries where the military continues to use schools as camps, New York-based Global Coalition to Protect Education from Attack said.
READ MORELe Huffington Post, November 21, 2012
Les écoles en ligne de mire
Comme beaucoup de jeunes Somaliens que j’ai interviewés au Kenya, “Xarid M.” a affronté les dangers des rues de Mogadiscio, la capitale somalienne, tant qu’il pouvait aller à l’école. Mais…
READ MOREINEE: Inter-Agency Network for Education in Emergencies, November 21, 2012
Occupying Schools with Guns and a Hammer
When soldiers arrived in Bangued village in the mountains of northern Philippines in May 2011 they set up a barracks in the storage bunker below the principal’s office in the…
READ MOREGlobal Post, November 20, 2012
How schools are often the casualties of war
In countries embroiled in war, government soldiers and rebel fighters frequently establish bases in school buildings not just for days but sometimes for years. They exploit school infrastructure to house…
READ MOREHuffington Post, November 20, 2012
Learning Under the Gun
Like many of the Somali youth I interviewed in Kenya, “Xarid M.” had braved the streets of Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, for as long as he could to go to school.…
READ MOREPajhwok Afghan News, November 20, 2012
End to use of schools for mily purposes stressed
A global coalition on Tuesday urged soldiers and fighters not to use schools and other education institutions for military purposes during wartime, something that endangers students and education around the…
READ MOREGlobal Coalition to Protect Education from Attack, November 20, 2012
Keep Soldiers Out of Schools and Universities
The use of schools and other education institutions for military purposes by armed forces and non-state armed groups during wartime endangers students and their education around the world, said the…
READ MOREDublin News, November 20, 2012
Ban use of schools for military purposes: NGO
The use of educational institutions by armed forces and non-state armed groups during wartime endangers students and their education around the world, said the Global Coalition to Protect Education from…
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