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Latin American Herald Tribune, October 22, 2011
Number of Colombian Troops Killed in Rebel Ambush Climbs to 10

BOGOTA – Ten soldiers and one guerrilla were killed in a rebel ambush in the jungles of the southwestern Colombian province of Nariño, authorities said.

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New York Times , October 4, 2011
Back to School in Libya and Struggling to Adjust

TRIPOLI, Libya — The classrooms at the Dawn of Freedom middle school were empty. Teachers shuffled around aimlessly outside or gossiped in the halls.

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Reuters , September 28, 2011
Four killed in school attack in restive Thai south

Suspected Muslim insurgents shot dead four soldiers and wounded two people, including a child, in an ambush at a school in Thailand’s restive south on Wednesday…

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BBC News, September 28, 2011
Five severed heads left outside Mexican school

Mexican police have found five decomposing heads left in a sack outside a primary school in Acapulco. Handwritten messages were also found, reportedly threatening the state governor as well as…

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BBC News, September 18, 2011
Colombian rebels injure eight in police station attack

Left-wing Farc rebels in Colombia have attacked a police station in Las Mercedes, in the north of the country. Six police officers and two soldiers were injured in the dawn…

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United Nations News Centre, August 2, 2011
UN envoy welcomes step on sanctions against violators of children in Somalia

2 August 2011 – The United Nations envoy advocating for the rights of children during armed conflicts today welcomed the Security Council’s decision to agree to apply sanctions against any…

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Human Rights Watch, July 20, 2011
Global Schools No Havens in War Zones

(New York) – Governments should improve protections for students and teachers during wartime by explicitly outlawing attacks on schools and curtailing their use by the military, Human Rights Watch said…

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Global Coalition to Protect Education from Attack, July 12, 2011
UN Security Council: Protect Schools, Hospitals in War Zones Armed Groups Should Comply with New Global Initiative

(New York) – Armed forces and non-state armed groups should immediately stop targeting schools, teachers and students for attack and comply with new United Nations Security Council measures to protect…

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Office of the Special Representative to the Secretary General for Children and Armed Conflict, July 12, 2011
Press Release – Security Council resolution adds attacks on schools and hospitals to criteria for listing

New York, 12 July 2011 – During the annual Security Council Open Debate on Children and Armed Conflict, the Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution expanding the criteria for listing…

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United Nations Secretary General: Department of Public Information, July 12, 2011
Security Council’s Engagement Shows Realization that Protecting Children Is Moral, Security Imperative, Secretary-General Says in Open Debate

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the Security Council open debate on children and armed conflict, in New York, 12 July:I thank Germany for organizing this open debate,…

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Global Coaltion to Protect Education from Attack (GCPEA), July 1, 2011
The Launch of the Global Coalition to Protect Education from Attack

The Global Coalition to Protect Education from Attack held its official launch on 21 June, 2011 with sponsorship from the Permanent Mission of France to the United Nations and the…

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University World News, June 26, 2011
GLOBAL: Launch of Coalition to Protect Education

On the same day that three students were killed in raids by Syrian security forces on university dormitories in Damascus, a global coalition of UN, education and human rights agencies…

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Global Coaltion to Protect Education from Attack (GCPEA), June 24, 2011
Briefing Note June 24, 2011: Expanding the Monitoring & Reporting Mechanism (MRM) Trigger

I am concerned by the increasing trend of attacks against schools and hospitals, and I encourage the Security Council to further ensure that such facilities remain protected. –UN Secretary-General Ban…

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UNICEF, June 23, 2011
As turmoil continues, children remain out of school in Côte d’Ivoire

BEOUA, Côte d’Ivoire, 24 June 2011 – “We arrived at school at 7:30 a.m. as we always do on a school day. At exactly 8:30 we could hear shooting coming…

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