Human Rights Watch documented 19 threats or attacks on schools, and 10 threats or attacks on education personnel.
News Archive
July 11, 2018
Djibouti, Macedonia, Peru, and San Marino have become the latest countries to endorse the Safe Schools Declaration.
July 03, 2018
UN Report Shows Why More Countries Should Join Safe Schools Declaration
June 28, 2018
All sides must respect International Humanitarian Law and protect schools, hospitals and other vital civilian infrastructure from attack.
June 26, 2018
In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, crises in the Kasais led to an eight-fold increase of attacks on schools and hospitals.
June 01, 2018
This update aims to share developments in the Safe Schools process with interested stakeholders.
May 31, 2018
The kidnappers of a school principal in Cameroon’s Southwest province should immediately release her unharmed.
May 24, 2018
Ambassador Ulrich Seidenberger of Germany announced his government’s endorsement of the Safe Schools Declaration on May 22, at a reception in Geneva.
May 10, 2018
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) said in the 2018 edition of its flagship report, released today.
May 09, 2018
More than 12,700 attacks, including bombings, arson and violent repression of education-related protests, took place between 2013 and 2017.
