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“Condemning the targeting of civilians as such in situations of armed conflict, including schoolchildren, students and teachers, as well as attacks on civilian objects such as educational [...]

 “The Security Council is encouraged to call upon all parties in situations of armed conflict to adhere to international normative instruments protecting educational facilities from attack. This [...]

“The Security Council also urges parties to armed conflict to refrain from actions that impede children’s access to education, in particular attacks or threats of attack on school children or [...]

Use of school premises by military/police This includes actions such as the use of schools as police stations and military barracks (e.g. Nepal, Philippines), as grounds for military training or [...]

These attacks and threats can be motivated by conservative ideological reasons (e.g. attacks against girl students by extremist groups in Afghanistan) or to pressure people to join combats (e.g. [...]

Targeted attacks on school buildings and use of school premises as bases for attacks Targeted attacks happen because schools are perceived as a symbol of the enemy (e.g. Afghanistan) or because [...]

As one of the six grave violations scrutinized by the UN’s Monitoring & Reporting Mechanism (MRM) on children and armed conflict, attacks against schools and hospitals have featured in both [...]

A new Resolution expanding the criteria for including perpetrators on the “list of shame” to attacks on schools and hospitals would constitute a crucial step to strengthen the overall protection [...]

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