Global Coalition to Protect Education from Attack

NEW: Israeli ground forces occupied schools across southern Lebanon during hostilities with Hezbollah between September and November 2024 and, in the weeks that followed, appear to have intentionally vandalized, pillaged, and destroyed some school property.

#EducationAtRisk

🔹 Welcomed interns working on #EducationUnderAttack 2026

📬 Read the full update:
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#SafeSchools #SSD10 #ProtectEducation #GCPEA #HumanRights #ChildrenAndArmedConflict #EducationInEmergencies #UNUpdates #BlueSky

🛡️ Marking 10 years of the Safe Schools Declaration, this Q2 2025 we:

🔹 Launched SSD anniversary publications
🔹 Advocated at the UNHRC
🔹 Convened regional partners in the Sahel
🔹 Shared research on explosive weapons + gender
🔹 Co-hosted a PoC Week side event
🔹 Engaged armed groups

🔔 GCPEA Q2 2025 Highlights are live!

⚠️ Grave violations against children rose 25% in the past year (UN report).
🎓 GCPEA is responding—with advocacy, data, and global action to protect education from attack.

🔹 SSD 10th Anniversary publications
🔹 UN & HRC statements
🔹 Regional implementation in the Sahel
🔹 Data, research & frontline voices
🔹 Global solidarity in motion

🧵 Dive into what we’ve done—and what’s next:

Advancing Accountability and Protection for Education at the 59th Human Rights Council Session - Global Coalition to Protect Education from Attack On 19 June 2025, the Global Coalition to Protect Education from Attack (GCPEA) delivered a joint statement during the Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the Right to Education,…

GCPEA welcomes this breakthrough.
We continue advocating for stronger legal protections and accountability for education under attack.

📌 Watch for our next update ahead of the UN General Assembly this September.
#SafeSchoolsDeclaration #Accountability

GCPEA’s Apolline Montoya welcomed the report and urged:
🛑 End military use of schools
⚖️ Strengthen accountability
🌍 Prepare for the 5th International Conference on the Safe Schools Declaration this December in Kenya
#ProtectEducation #SSD2025 #Accountability

The dialogue spotlighted the Special Rapporteur’s call for an all-hazards, whole-school approach to safety:
💬 “Safety is a multi-dimensional issue… I urge all states to endorse the Safe Schools Declaration.” — Farida Shaheed, UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Education
#RightToEducation

@gcpea.bsky.social at the UN Human Rights Council!
On 19 June 2025, GCPEA joined @savechildrenintl.bsky.social, @planglobal.bsky.social , and GADRRRES in delivering a joint statement during the Interactive Dialogue with the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Education.
#EducationUnderAttack

Enhancing Accountability for Attacks on Education: Guidance on Investigating and Prosecuting Education-Related Crimes - Global Coalition to Protect Education from Attack

🔗 Learn more about the initiative and GCPEA’s new Guide: protectingeducation.org/publication/...

✔ Map needs and opportunities for a forthcoming Accountability Toolkit for legal practitioners

This expert roundtable is a step toward breaking the cycle of impunity and seeking justice for victims of attacks on education. #EducationUnderAttack
#ProtectEducation
#JusticeForEducation

GCPEA is facilitating a global dialogue among criminal justice experts to:

✔ Exchange good practices on investigating and prosecuting education-related crimes
✔ Identify challenges and legal gaps in domestic and international responses

Permanent Mission of Spain to the United Nations, @gcpea.bsky.social , and the Education Above All are convening an Expert Roundtable on Strengthening Accountability for Attacks on Education.

Attacks on education are rarely investigated and prosecuted—why?

📣 On Friday 10th July 2025, national, regional and international experts gathered in Geneva for a Critical Conversation on Strengthening Accountability for Attacks on Education

GCPEA has published a new Guide on holding perpetrators accountable for attacks on education. A key resource for criminal justice actors working in conflict and post-conflict settings. #ProtectEducation

📘 Read it: 👇

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A national campaign by @savechildrenintl.bsky.social is underway in Japan urging the government to endorse the Safe Schools Declaration — a global commitment to protect education in conflict.
Sign the petition -
#SafeSchools #Japan #ProtectEducation

Report of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and Israel (A/HRC/59/26) - Question of Palestine To learn more about Special Procedures of the UN Human Rights Council and the Question of Palestine, click here to visit the dedicated webpage. Human Rights Council Fifty-ninth session 16 June–11 July...

The Commission of Inquiry report found that most educational buildings attacked by Israel were not used for military purposes — opening the door to prosecution for intentionally targeting schools.

Justice is not optional.
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#InternationalLaw #SafeSchools #WarCrimes

Enhancing Accountability for Attacks on Education: Guidance on Investigating and Prosecuting Education-Related Crimes - Global Coalition to Protect Education from Attack

GCPEA’s research shows that education-related violations in armed conflict are under-investigated and under-prosecuted — even when they may amount to war crimes or crimes against humanity.
This impunity must end.
🔗 Below 👇
#Accountability #Gaza #EducationInConflict

“GCPEA strongly condemns Israel’s systemic attacks on the Palestinian education system – what the UN Special Rapporteur has defined as ‘scholasticide’.”
– Ilaria Paolazzi, GCPEA

These attacks must not go unanswered.

#HRC59 #Scholasticide #ProtectEducation

📢 On 1 July, GCPEA organized a powerful side event at the #HRC59 in Geneva:

"Education under attack in the occupied Palestinian territory: Latest findings and strategies for greater accountability."
The discussion spotlighted the urgent need to protect education in Gaza.

#EducationUnderAttack

On #WorldRefugeeDay, we honor the resilience of refugee children who continue to pursue education amidst crisis. Their determination is a powerful reminder: every child deserves safe learning spaces—everywhere. 📚🕊️

🔹 WE’RE HIRING – ACCOUNTABILITY CONSULTANT
🌍 Remote | Apply by June 19 | Start: July 1

Join @gcpea.bsky.social as a ACCOUNTABILITY CONSULTANT on a new initiative to strengthen accountability and support justice processes globally.

More details - protectingeducation.org/job/accounta...

It’s time to climate-proof education.

📖 Read GCPEA’s latest report:
“Protecting Education from Attack in the Context of Climate Change”
🔗 protectingeducation.org/publication/...

#EducationUnderAttack #ProtectEducation #SafeSchools #ClimateSecurity #GCPEA #WorldEnvironmentDay

🌍 This #WorldEnvironmentDay, we face a double threat:
Climate change is fueling conflict—and putting schools at risk. 📚🔥🌪️

From forced displacement to resource-driven violence, the climate crisis is deepening vulnerabilities for students and teachers in conflict zones.

🔹 WE’RE HIRING – ACCOUNTABILITY CONSULTANT
🌍 Remote | Apply by June 19 | Start: July 1

Join @gcpea.bsky.social as a ACCOUNTABILITY CONSULTANT on a new initiative to strengthen accountability and support justice processes globally.

More details - protectingeducation.org/job/accounta...

🎤 Don’t miss this official side event of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction
📅 5 June 2025
🕧 12:45–14:15 CEST
📍 In-person: Room 3, CICG, Geneva
💻 Online: lnkd.in/eg66sYC4
🔗 Event Info - lnkd.in/gNVcWkyy
📌 Hosted by GADRRRES

In times of conflict, every school must be protected from attack.

Children, teachers, schools, education: #NotATarget.

👉educationcannotwait.org

#FundEducation #222MillionDreams✨📚

📚Education = Opportunity✨

For children & adolescents caught in crises around the world, access to a #QualityEducation means a safe place to learn, build life skills, eat nutritious school meals & prepare themselves for a future of their making.

✅Be the change: #FundEducation.🙏

#FundEducation

Practical Impact of the Safe Schools Declaration Fact Sheet, Second Edition - Global Coalition to Protect Education from Attack

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🌍 121 countries have endorsed the #SafeSchoolsDeclaration - that’s 121 reasons to believe in collective protection for students and teachers in conflict zones.

Read the updated @gcpea.bsky.social fact sheet to learn how education is being safeguarded in conflict contexts. #ProtectEducation