Learning at Lady Diana, a private school in Lusaka’s Kanyama township, was suspended on Tuesday following an attack on the institution by suspected supporters of the ruling Patriotic Front.
News Archive
June 08, 2016
A growing number of children living in humanitarian crises and long-term conflicts are unable to claim their right to education, with schools either inaccessible or unsafe.
June 02, 2016
The Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU), held its 597th meeting on 10 May 2016, which was dedicated to an open session on the theme: “Children in Armed Conflicts in Africa with particular focus on protecting schools from attacks during armed conflict”
June 01, 2016
UNITED NATIONS | BY MICHELLE NICHOLS
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon slammed the Saudi Arabia-led coalition fighting in Yemen for killing and maiming children by adding it to an annual blacklist of states and armed groups that violate children's rights during conflict.
May 31, 2016
A true commitment to protecting schools from attacks and preventing their use for military purposes requires political will and action on the ground.
May 27, 2016
One Year On, More Support and Action Needed
By joining the Safe Schools Declaration, countries make concrete political commitments to protect students, teachers, and educational facilities during times of armed conflict.
May 27, 2016
While the movement of people from war-torn countries will inevitably affect the immediate ability of children to continue their education, a "growing number" of attacks on schools is adding to the problem.
May 26, 2016
Civilians, especially children, are routinely targeted in Sudan’s five-year civil war with the Sudan People’s Liberation Army-North rebels in the South Kordofan and Blue Nile states, killing thousands and displacing nearly 400,000 people.
May 24, 2016
That schools in Europe are under armed attack is shocking. But in fact, as in Ukraine, schools are both used for military purposes and targeted in most of the countries with armed conflicts around the world.
May 24, 2016
Girls and boys are paying a very high price in conflict. They are abducted, recruited and used, suffer sexual violence, killed and maimed, and their schools and hospitals are destroyed.
