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UNICEF, February 26, 2019
School closures in the Sahel double in the last two years due to growing insecurity
Worsening violence across Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger disrupts education for more than 400,000 children.
READ MOREGCPEA PRESS RELEASE, February 25, 2019
Fiji is 84th country to join the Safe Schools Declaration
Fiji’s endorsement comes ahead of the Third International Conference on Safe Schools, hosted by Spain.
READ MOREGCPEA PRESS RELEASE, February 22, 2019
Pledging Conference Provides Opportunity to Safeguard Yemen’s Future by Protecting Education from Attack
Attacks on education in Yemen are exacerbating an already devastating crisis for education, said GCPEA in a briefing paper released today.
READ MOREInsecurity Insight , February 22, 2019
Education in Danger: Insecurity Insight Monthly News Brief
Insecurity Insight’s monthly digest comprises threats and incidents of violence as well as protests and other events affecting education.
READ MOREGCPEA PRESS RELEASE, January 30, 2019
Haiti is 83rd Country to Endorse Safe Schools Declaration
The Government of Haiti has endorsed the Safe Schools Declaration, becoming the 83rd country to commit to continuing safe education during armed conflict.
READ MOREHuman Rights Watch, January 11, 2019
Syria: Deadly School Attack Was Unlawful
“The school was the target.”
READ MOREHuman Rights Watch, January 10, 2019
Thailand: Insurgents Bomb School, Attack Hospital
On the morning of January 8, insurgents detonated a bomb outside Thairath Wittaya School 52 in Pattani province’s Yarang district, severely wounding a 12-year-old student.
READ MOREGCPEA PRESS RELEASE, December 3, 2018
Bolivia 82nd Country To Endorse Safe Schools Declaration
Bolivia has become the 82nd country to endorse the Safe Schools Declaration.
READ MOREGCPEA PRESS RELEASE, November 27, 2018
Increasing insecurity and a significant rise in school attacks puts almost two decades of progress at risk for Afghan children
Attacks on Education in Afghanistan is being released to coincide with the Geneva Ministerial Conference on Afghanistan.
READ MOREEqual Times, November 20, 2018
As the war rages on in eastern Ukraine, schoolchildren on the front line are learning to be resilient
When the war between pro-Russian separatists and the government in Kiev broke out in the winter of 2014, schools found themselves on the front line.
READ MOREHuman Rights Watch, November 2, 2018
The Urgent Need – and Hope – for Protecting Children in War
There should be a clearer specific prohibition on targeting schools.
READ MOREThe Guardian, October 17, 2018
Crimea college hit by deadly bomb blast in terror attack
Many reported killed and injured after ‘armed rampage’ in Kerch polytechnic
READ MOREGCPEA PRESS RELEASE, October 11, 2018
Nigeria: Girls Describe Devastating Impact of School Attacks
This International Day of the Girl Child, Governments Should Make Schools Safe.
READ MOREGCPEA, September 20, 2018
Safe Schools Declaration News #4
Welcome to the fourth edition of Safe Schools Declaration News.
READ MOREGCPEA PRESS RELEASE, September 10, 2018
Cameroon is 81st Country to Endorse Safe Schools Declaration
Cameroon is the 81st country worldwide and the 22nd African Union member to join this international political agreement to protect education during armed conflict.
READ MOREAl-Monitor, September 10, 2018
Yemen war leaves harsh impact on education
About 500,000 Yemeni children were forced to halt their education when the conflict escalated in March 2015
READ MOREAl Jazeera, September 1, 2018
Somalia: Suicide bomb attack hits offices and school in Mogadishu
At least six killed as car bomb attack strikes government office building, causing nearby school to collapse.
READ MORENorwegian Refugee Council, August 17, 2018
Afghanistan: Armed men cut the throats of three school employees
On July 1st, armed men attacked the Malikyar Hotak school in Nangarhar, a province in eastern Afghanistan.
READ MORENPR, August 15, 2018
Bombing In Kabul Targets Educational Center, Kills Dozens Of Young People
Both male and female students were studying at the center, preparing for entrance exams.
READ MOREUN News, August 8, 2018
UN chief condemns air strike that hit school bus in northern Yemen, killing scores of children
Most of the children were reported to be aged between 10 and 13.
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