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Save the Children, June 28, 2018
Save the Children-Supported Schools Bombed Amid Escalating Violence as 50,000 Displaced in Southern Syria
All sides must respect International Humanitarian Law and protect schools, hospitals and other vital civilian infrastructure from attack.
READ MOREOffice of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, June 26, 2018
Annual Report: Children Faced with Unspeakable Violence in Conflict as Number of Grave Violations Increased in 2017
In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, crises in the Kasais led to an eight-fold increase of attacks on schools and hospitals.
READ MOREGCPEA, June 1, 2018
Safe Schools Declaration News #3
This update aims to share developments in the Safe Schools process with interested stakeholders.
READ MOREHuman Rights Watch, May 31, 2018
Cameroon: Armed Separatists Holding School Principal
The kidnappers of a school principal in Cameroon’s Southwest province should immediately release her unharmed.
READ MOREGCPEA Press Release, May 24, 2018
Germany is 75th Country to Join Safe Schools Declaration
Ambassador Ulrich Seidenberger of Germany announced his government’s endorsement of the Safe Schools Declaration on May 22, at a reception in Geneva.
READ MOREGCPEA PRESS RELEASE, May 10, 2018
Attacks on Education Worsening Globally, Education Under Attack 2018 Shows
Deliberate and indiscriminate attacks on schools and universities, their students, and staff have become more widespread over the last five years, the Global Coalition to Protect Education from Attack (GCPEA)…
READ MOREReuters, May 9, 2018
From Yemen to Nigeria, brutal attacks on schools soar, study says
More than 12,700 attacks, including bombings, arson and violent repression of education-related protests, took place between 2013 and 2017.
READ MOREHuman Rights Watch, May 8, 2018
If Europe Can Unite Over Eurovision, Why Not Safe Schools?
If Europe can find common ground in a singing competition, it certainly should be able to rally united to the cause of protecting children’s future.
READ MOREUN News, May 7, 2018
Ukraine: 200,000 children forced to learn in bullet-riddled classrooms
Some 200,000 girls and boys in eastern Ukraine are commuting to schools whose classroom walls are often riddled with bullets, and playgrounds scattered with metal remnants of war.
READ MOREMay 4, 2018
FG Bemoans Use of N’East Schools for Military, IDP Shelters
The federal government has stepped efforts to ensure that schools in Nigeria, especially those in the North East are not being used for military purposes.
READ MOREPremium Times / All Africa, May 3, 2018
Nigeria: Boko Haram Kills 2,295 Teachers in North-East – Minister
An estimated 1,500 schools have been destroyed since 2014, with over 1,280 casualties “among teachers and students”.
READ MOREAssociated Press, May 3, 2018
Teachers flee, schools close in Kenya with al-Shabab attacks
It is the largest-ever mass exodus of teachers from the region, observers say.
READ MOREVOA News, April 30, 2018
Schools Under Attack in Northwest Cameroon
Schools in Cameroon’s two English-speaking regions — the northwest and the southwest — were shuttered for nearly a year starting in November 2016.
READ MOREAl Jazeera, April 30, 2018
Suicide bombing in Afghanistan’s Kandahar leaves 11 children dead
At least 11 students have been reported dead.
READ MOREHuman Rights Watch, April 26, 2018
Israel: Army Demolishing West Bank Schools
According to Human Rights Watch, such actions could amount to war crimes
READ MOREHuman Rights Watch, April 19, 2018
Britain Formally Pledges to Protect Schools in Wartime
Britain Becomes 74th Country to Join Safe Schools Declaration.
READ MOREGCPEA PRESS RELEASE, April 19, 2018
United Kingdom 74th state to endorse the Safe Schools Declaration
U.K. announces endorsement during Commonwealth heads of government meeting in London.
READ MORENew York Times, April 19, 2018
Attacks in Afghanistan Leave Dozens Dead and 2 Schools Burned
Four attacks across Afghanistan on Saturday night and Sunday killed at least 26 government security officers, while two schools were also set ablaze.
READ MORENorwegian Refugee Council, April 18, 2018
Colombian conflict has devastating impact on education
NRC encourages the Colombian government to sign the Safe Schools Declaration, to ensure that schools are protected.
READ MOREThe Japan Times, April 4, 2018
How Japan can help turn bunkers back into classrooms
Children across Japan are returning to school this week for the new semester, but elsewhere in the world as many as 263 million children won’t be so lucky.
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