(GCPEA) – As the world learned of the horrific attack by the Taliban on a school in Pakistan today, killing at least 145 people including some 100 students, the Global Coalition to Protect Education from Attack (GCPEA) called on government armed forces and non-state armed groups to refrain from using education facilities for military purposes in accordance with the new Guidelines for Protecting Schools and Universities from Military Use during Armed Conflict, unveiled today at the United Nations (UN) in Geneva, Switzerland.
New International Guidelines Address an Insidious Gap in Protecting Education during War
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