protectingeducation.orgGlobal Coalition to Protect Education from Attack

SSD Implementation NetworkOverview Who We Are Jobs and Internships Contact Our Vision All students and educators, and schools and universities, are protected from attacks during armed conflict, including through prevention and response measures. Our Mission To protect education from attack through advocacy that leverages the strengths of our diverse membership. Become A Supporter DONATE Receive GCPEA Updates SIGN UP The Problem The Problem Overview What Is an Attack on Education? What International Laws Are Violated? What Is the Extent of Attacks on Education? What Is the Impact of Attacks on Education ? Attacks on education occur in many countries affected by armed conflict, insecurity, and weak systems of human rights protections or political pluralism. Schools and universities should be safe havens where students and educators can work toward a better future. Instead, in at least 37 countries globally, there is a pattern of attacks on education by state security forces and non-state armed groups. What We Do What We Do Overview Our Work Promote the Safe Schools Declaration Strengthen Monitoring and Reporting Restrict Military Use of Education Institutions Protect Higher Education from Attack Protect Women and Girls from Attack Promote Field-Based Responses The Safe Schools Declaration An inter-governmental political commitment to protect students, teachers, schools, and universities from the worst effects of armed conflict. VIEW THE DECLARATION Education under Attack The GCPEA flagship report profiling 28 countries that experienced at least 10 attacks on education over the past 2 years. VIEW THE REPORT Resources Resources Education Under Attack Education Under Attack 2022 Education Under Attack 2020 Education Under Attack 2018 Education Under Attack 2014 Safe Schools Declaration and Guidelines Safe Schools Declaration and Guidelines Implementation Resource Bank Toolkit for Collecting and Analyzing Data on Attacks on Education Publication Website GCPEA Publications Other Publications Multimedia SSD Implementation Network Latest GCPEA Publication Non-State Armed Groups and Attacks on Education: Exploring Trends and Practices to Curb Violations GCPEA, 2023 Available in: English VIEW PUBLICATION Latest Multimedia Fourth International Conference on the Safe Schools Declaration Videos Click to view videos from the Fourth International Conference on the Safe Schools Declaration. VIEW VIDEO News News GCPEA Communications News Latest News How the Chibok abductions continue to cast a long shadow over girls’ education in Nigeria Stephanie Busari and Krystina Shveda, CNN, April 12, 2024 Chibok and Yola, Nigeria — Hauwa Ishaya vividly recalled the night in April 2014, when armed men stormed her boarding school in Chibok, abducting her and 275 other schoolgirls, forever… VIEW NEWS Search our Website Translate our Website GCPEA is a unique inter-agency coalition formed in 2010 to address the problem of targeted attacks on education during armed conflict. Education is an absolute necessity, not just for the children themselves but also for global peace, stability and prosperity for all. Schools should be treated as sanctuaries and that it is our common responsibility to ensure that every child has access to an education, even at times of conflict.” - Ms. Virginia Gamba, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict during Arria Formula Meeting on the issue of attacks on schools in October 2017. Latest Developments Press Release GCPEA News: Highlights from January – March 2024 As we end the first quarter of 2024, the GCPEA is providing updates and highlights from our work. Recent attacks on education in Gaza , Nigeria , Ukraine , and many other parts of the world make evident that our collective efforts to end attacks on education remain as critical as ever. Read the Press Release A classroom in Chernihiv, Ukraine, after it was damaged by an air strike in March 2022. © 2022 Belkis Wille/Human Rights Watch 1 2 3 4 5 SSD Implementation Network The Safe Schools Declaration State-led Implementation Network will promote cooperation, assistance, and peer-to-peer exchange of experience and good practice amongst states that have endorsed the Declaration. VISIT THE SSD IMPLEMENTATION NETWORK Resources Safe Schools Declaration An inter-governmental political commitment to protect students, teachers, schools, and universities from the worst effects of armed conflict. VIEW WEBSITE VIEW IMPLEMENTATION RESOURCE BANK Education Under Attack 2022 A global study of attacks on schools, universities, their students and staff, in 2020 and 2021. VIEW WEBSITE VIEW PUBLICATION VIEW PRESS RELEASE Toolkit for Collecting and Analyzing Data on Attacks on Education GCPEA, 2021 Available in: English, French, Spanish VIEW WEBSITE VIEW PUBLICATION Track Attacks on Education (TRACE) Data Portal GCPEA provides data from its Education under Attack database, along with technical guidance, to the Track Attacks on Education (TRACE) Data Portal. TRACE is led by Education Above All, KoboToolbox, and UNESCO. VIEW WEBSITE GCPEA PUBLICATIONS News Apr 12, 2024 How the Chibok abductions continue to cast a long shadow over girls’ education in Nigeria Chibok and Yola, Nigeria — Hauwa Ishaya vividly recalled the night in April 2014, when armed men stormed her boarding school in Chibok, abducting her and 275 other schoolgirls, forever ... READ MORE Mar 28, 2024 Attacks on education: global challenges and responses An Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) briefing on Protecting Education in Emergencies (EiE), held on 19 March 2024, looked at the state of attacks on education globally, and explored the challenges, ... READ MORE NEWS ARCHIVE OUR WORK Safe Schools Declaration Education Under Attack RESOURCES GCPEA Publications Multimedia News GCPEA Communications CONNECT WITH US Sign up for our mailing list Follow us on Twitter Find us on Facebook Watch our videos on YouTube Secretariat Office 350 Fifth Avenue, 34th Floor New York, NY 10118-3299 Phone: +1.212.377.9446 Email: gcpea@protectingeducation.org...