DO YOU KNOW?
More than 22,000 students, teachers, and academics were injured, killed, or harmed in attacks on education during armed conflict or insecurity over the past five years.
Between 2015 and 2019, 93 countries experienced at least one reported attack on education.
Students and educators were most frequently harmed by direct attacks in Afghanistan, Cameroon, and Palestine.
Students and educators were most frequently harmed by direct attacks in Afghanistan, Cameroon, and Palestine.
Armed forces, other state actors, and armed groups used schools and universities for military purposes in 34 countries between 2015 and 2019, including as bases, detention centers, and weapons stores.
In the past five years, state armed forces or armed groups reportedly recruited students from schools in 17 countries.
Around the world, attacks on children continue unabated, as warring parties flout one of the most basic rules of war: the protection of children.
The protracted nature of conflicts today is affecting the futures of entire generations of children.
Without access to education, a generation of children living in conflict will grow up without the skills they need to contribute to their countries and economies, exacerbating the already desperate situation for millions of children and their families.
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The solution
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A child’s right to education cannot be safeguarded in conflict zones without education itself being protected. Education can be a life-saver.
Out of school,
children are easy targets of abuse, exploitation and recruitment by armed forces and groups.
School should provide a safe space where children can be protected from threats and crises.
It is also a critical step to breaking the cycle of crisis and reduces the likelihood of future conflicts.
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