(OSRSG-CAAC) – Leila Zerrougui highlighted key strategies aimed at protecting schools, students and teachers as she spoke at a high level event focused on upholding the right to education during emergencies, including armed conflict. Central to the process is holding government armed forces and non-State armed groups accountable when they target schools, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) for Children and Armed Conflict told the “Right to Education in Emergencies” gathering at United Nations Headquarters in New York.
