International Day to Protect Education from Attack

  In 2024, grave violations increased, including attacks on schools (44%) and rape (34%). There was a 17% increase in children as victims of severe violations, including abduction, recruitment/sexual violence. The highest numbers of grave violations were verified in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory (8,554), the Democratic Republic of the Congo (4,043), Somalia (2,568), Nigeria (2,436) and Haiti (2,269). While non-State armed groups were responsible for almost 50 per cent of grave violations, government forces were the main perpetrator of the killing and maiming of children, attacks on schools and hospitals, and the denial of humanitarian access. The sharp rise in the number of children subjected to multiple violations from 2,684 in 2023 to 3,137 in 2024, through the convergence of abduction, recruitment and sexual violence, represented an alarming escalation in brutality. The number of cases of sexual violence increased by 35 per cent, including a dramatic increase in ...

On September 9th 2024, for the 5th commemoration of the  International Day for the Protection of Education against Attack , UNESCO expresses its deep concern about the growing impact of conflict on education, as well as all forms of attack that deprive pupils of access to their schools: from retrograde laws banning girls from school to the consequences of climate disruption. According to a study by the Global Coalition for Protecting Education from Attack, of which UNESCO is a member, 6,000 attacks against students, professionals and educational institutions, including 1,000 cases of military use of these institutions, were recorded worldwide in 2022-2023 - an average of 8 per day. This represents a 20% increase on the previous two years. More than 10,000 students and educators are believed to have been victims. While these attacks on education affect all regions of the world , they are much more frequent in countries currently experiencing armed conflict, foremost among them My...

 A global study of attacks on schools, universities, their students and staff, in 2022-2023 is presented in the  Education Under Attack 2024.  You can  VIEW THE WEBSITE ,  VIEW THE PUBLICATION and  READ THE PRESS RELEASE .