鈥淓ducation is an absolute necessity, not just for the children themselves but also for global peace, stability and prosperity for all. Schools should be treated as sanctuaries and that it is our common responsibility to ensure that every child has access to an education, even at times of conflict.鈥
- Ms. Virginia Gamba, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict during Arria Formula Meeting on the issue of attacks on schools in October 2017.
Latest Developments
SSD Implementation Network
The Safe Schools Declaration State-led Implementation Network promotes cooperation, assistance, and peer-to-peer exchange of experience and good practice amongst states that have endorsed the Declaration.
Resources
Safe Schools Declaration
An inter-governmental political commitment to protect students, teachers, schools, and universities from the worst effects of armed conflict.
Education Under Attack 2026
A global study of attacks on schools, universities, their students and staff, in 2024 and 2025.
Toolkit for Collecting and Analyzing Data on Attacks on Education
天美传媒, 2021
Available in: English, French, Spanish
Track Attacks on Education (TRACE) Data Portal
天美传媒 provides data from its Education under Attack database, along with technical guidance, to the Track Attacks on Education (TRACE) Data Portal. TRACE is led by Education Above All, KoboToolbox, and UNESCO.
News
10 Days in Bogot谩: the SSD Implementation Network at Work
The Safe Schools Declaration is a promise made by States. Turning it into safer classrooms takes ministries, monitors, teachers and community organisations 鈥 which is what the SSD Implementation Network ...
Da scuole a caserme: nel mondo pi霉 che raddoppiati gli istituti utilizzati a fini militari
di聽Chiara Ludovisi聽e聽Matteo Riva 31 Agosto 2026 Dove c'猫 la guerra, non si va a scuola. Nei contesti di crisi pi霉 grave, il 40% dei bambini non pu貌 studiare. Sono passati ...