GCPEA PRESS RELEASE United Nations General Assembly proclaims 9 September as the International Day to Protect Education from Attack, mobilizing action to safeguard education in armed conflict (New...
In the more than 20 years of consideration and prioritization of the protection of civilians in armed conflict by the UN Security Council, significant progress has been made in building an...
(March 10, 2020 – New York) Seychelles and Malawi are the latest countries to endorse the Safe Schools Declaration, an inter-governmental commitment to better protect students, teachers, schools, and...
Delegations from 80 States, and experts from 35 organizations from the United Nations, and civil society from around the world came together for three days to build knowledge and understanding...
During 2019, 18 new states joined the Safe Schools Declaration, bringing the total number of endorsing states to 101. The states that endorsed in 2019 were: Benin, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia,...
RÉSUMÉ Dans les situations de conflit à travers le monde, l’accès des enfants à l’éducation ainsi que le potentiel correspondant de l’éducation à élargir leurs perspectives de vie sont profondément...
Girls Targeted When Schools Attacked, Impacting Lives, Education Endorse and Use Safe Schools Declaration to Eliminate Violence Against Women (New York, November 25, 2019) – In conflicts around the...
The Safe Schools Declaration and the Guidelines for Protecting Schools and Universities from Military Use during Armed Conflict (the Guidelines) have succeeded in highlighting the issue of attacks on...
Representatives from over 90 countries gather in Palma de Mallorca to build on Safe Schools Declaration (Palma de Mallorca, Spain, May 27, 2019) Over the last five years, more than 14,000 armed...
RÉSUMÉ Les attaques contre les écoles, notamment perpétrées par la milice Kamuina Nsapu, ainsi que par les Forces armées de la République Démocratique du Congo (FARDC), ont été un trait commun du...