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Egypt Independent, August 27, 2012
Orphans, widows of Syrian conflict victims are refugees in a fragile place
WADI KHALED, Lebanon — Since the start of the uprising in March last year, tens of thousands of Syria children have arrived as refugees in northern and western Lebanon, near…
READ MOREJakarta Globe, August 27, 2012
Two Killed as Hard-liners Attack Shia School Group
Two people were killed and five were injured in an attack on a group of Shia students and teachers in Sampang, East Java, on Sunday.
READ MOREIRIN Asia, August 20, 2012
MYANMAR: Rebels pledge no more child soldiers
CHIANG MAI, 20 August 2012 (IRIN) – Two ethnic groups in Myanmar recently became the first rebel fighters to sign a “deed commitment” with Swiss-based rights group Geneva Call, pledging…
READ MOREEducation Above All, August 17, 2012
Education Above All (EAA) releases a new study on conflict-sensitive education policy
A new study by Morten Sigsgaard has been published by Education Above All (EAA), entitled ‘Conflict-Sensitive Education Policy: a Preliminary Review.’ The study was prepared in consultation with the Inter-Agency…
READ MOREBBC, July 27, 2012
UN denounces Nepal school attacks claimed by Maoists
The UN in Nepal has condemned an increasing number of attacks on schools by youth activists which it says has put the lives of children in danger.
READ MOREBBC News, July 17, 2012
Nigeria Muslim school in Jos targeted by rocket
A 10-year-old boy has died after a rocket was fired at a school in the Nigerian city of Jos but missed and hit a nearby building, officials say.
READ MORENew York Daily News , July 16, 2012
Afghan education minister survives assassination bid
A day after an Afghan lawmaker was killed in a suicide blast, Higher Education Minister Obaidullah Obaid survived an assassination attempt Sunday after a bomb targeted his motorcade in the…
READ MOREBBC News, July 3, 2012
When schools are casualties of war
Avegaile Escano will never forget the day that Muslimin, 16, entered her class in a hut in southern Philippines.The hut had bamboo walls and coconut leaves for a roof and…
READ MOREPress TV , July 1, 2012
Girls’ school blown up in NW Pakistan
Unidentified attackers have destroyed a state-run girls’ primary school in the troubled northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province of Pakistan, where government troops are fighting militants, Press TV reports.
READ MOREIRIN Africa, June 22, 2012
MALI: Students flee Sharia in northern schools
Strict Sharia, or Islamic religious laws, imposed by the Islamist rebels controlling vast swathes of northern Mali are driving thousands of students out of schools.
READ MOREGlobal Post, June 18, 2012
Afghanistan: School girls caught in the crossfire
It was one of the few facets of Afghan life where the United States could claim success.Now a series of assaults on schoolgirls in the north of the country are…
READ MOREThe Nation, June 13, 2012
At the expense of children
Thailand came under some unusual scrutiny at the United Nations in New York on Monday: it got noticed for not wanting to get noticed.
READ MOREGlobal Coalition to Protect Education from Attack, June 12, 2012
UN: ‘List of Shame’ Cites School Attacks
Armed forces and armed groups that attack schools and teachers should face consequences from the United Nations Security Council, the Global Coalition to Protect Education from Attack (GCPEA) said today.
READ MOREOffice of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict , June 11, 2012
52 Parties on Secretary-General’s List of Shame on Children and Armed Conflict
The Secretary-General issued his annual report on children and armed conflict to the Security Council which gives an overview of the situation of girls and boys in conflict zones and…
READ MOREHuman Rights Watch , June 11, 2012
Syria: Stop Grave Abuses of Children
The United Nations Security Council should impose an arms embargo and other targeted sanctions, including asset freezes and travel bans, on the Syrian leadership in response to widespread killings and…
READ MORENewsDay, June 11, 2012
Teachers, students raped, killed Parly told
Parliament has been advised to formulate a statutory instrument that bars the setting up of political campaign bases at schools and the abuse of teachers during election campaigns.
READ MOREBBC News, May 29, 2012
Afghan officials probe ‘new poisoning attack’ on schoolgirls
They say it is still not clear what caused the suspected poisoning, at least the third within a week. The girls have been treated in hospital and are reported to…
READ MOREThe Express Tribune - Pakistan, May 26, 2012
Kharan school principal, 12-year old nephew killed in targeted attack
QUETTA: A school Principal and his 12-year-old was killed while four others, including two daughters of the Principal and two boys sustained injures when their car was attacked in the…
READ MOREAl-Jazeera, May 25, 2012
Kandahar schools brave harsh realities
Mujib MashalDand, Kandahar, Afghanistan – The teachers at Mia Noor Mohamed Middle School fear losing their beloved institution, one classroom at a time.Only a few of the rooms in the…
READ MOREFox News - Associated Press, May 25, 2012
Syrian forces, opposition both abusing children, carrying out unlawful killings, UN panel charges
Syrian government forces and anti-government armed groups are both carrying out unlawful killings, torturing opponents and abusing children in the 15-month-old uprising, a U.N.-appointed panel of human rights experts said…
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