Military use of schools and universities includes cases in which armed forces or non-state armed groups occupy schools and use them as bases, barracks, and temporary shelters for those associated with fighting forces for fighting positions, weapons storage facilities, and detention and interrogation centers and for military training or drilling soldiers.Īt least one case of military use of schools or universities was reported in 29 countries between 20, including 24 countries profiled in the report: Afghanistan, Burundi, Central African Republic, Cameroon, Colombia, Côte d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, India, Iraq, Israel/Palestine, Kenya, Lebanon, Libya, Mali, Myanmar, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, the Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, Turkey, Ukraine, Yemen, and Zimbabwe. They diminish the quality of education and have devastating and longterm consequences for society. These actions may occur for political, military, ideological, sectarian, ethnic, or religious reasons.Īttacks on education kill and injure, lead to student drop out, the loss of teachers, extended school and university closures. GCPEA defines attacks on education as any threatened or actual use of force against students, teachers, academics, education support and transport staff (e.g., janitors, bus drivers), or education officials, as well as attacks on education buildings, resources, material, or facilities (including school buses). This report looks at this violence and the use of force against people, buildings, and resources. Schools and universities have been destroyed or damaged.
Students and educators at all levels of education have been deliberately or indiscriminately killed, maimed, or traumatized. Students have been blocked from accessing their schools. An attack on education can take many forms.
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