Lessons in War 2015: Military Use of Schools and Universities during Armed Conflict

This study examines the use of schools and universities for military purposes by government armed forces and opposition or pro-government armed groups during times of armed conflict or insecurity. Schools are used for barracks, logistics bases, operational headquarters, weapons and ammunition caches, detention and interrogation centres, firing and observation positions, and recruitment grounds.

The study highlights examples of good practice, in which governments have adopted policies that explicitly ban or restrict militaries from using education facilities.

رصد الحق في التعليم في السياقات المتأثرة بالنزاعات - أفكار رئيسية وتوصيات استراتيجية من حلقة نقاش نظمتها مبادرة الحق في التعليم في يوليو/ تموز 2025

أفكار رئيسية وتوصيات استراتيجية من حلقة نقاش نظمتها مبادرة الحق في التعليم في يوليو/ تموز 2025

 

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El seguimiento del derecho a la educación en zonas afectadas por conflictos - Principales conclusiones y recomendaciones estratégicas de una mesa redonda organizada por la Iniciativa por el Derecho a la Educación en julio de 2025

Principales conclusiones y recomendaciones estratégicas de una mesa redonda organizada por la Iniciativa por el Derecho a la Educación en julio de 2025.

 

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Le suivi du droit à l'éducation dans les zones touchées par des conflits - Principales conclusions et recommandations stratégiques issues d'une table ronde organisée par l'Initiative pour le droit à l'éducation en juillet 2025

Principales conclusions et recommandations stratégiques issues d'une table ronde organisée par l'Initiative pour le droit à l'éducation en juillet 2025.

 

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Monitoring the right to education in conflict-affected contexts - Key insights and strategic recommendations from a roundtable organised by the Right to Education Initiative in July 2025

Key insights and strategic recommendations from a roundtable organised by  the Right to Education Initiative in July 2025.

 

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Climate change and the right to education

What are the impacts of climate crisis and climate displacement on education?
What can countries do to improve the preparedness and resilience to protect the right to education ?
Watch this Side Event at the 79th Commission Session of UN ESCAP jointly organized by UNESCO Bangkok and UN University - Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability at United Nations ESCAP on 17 May 2023. 

 

Learning at risk: the impact of climate displacement on the right to education; global report

This report aims to examine the barriers to education as a result of climate change and climate displacement, taking into account the policy implications of heightened human mobility. The comparative analysis contained is based on research undertaken in four regions around the globe (Central America and the Caribbean, Asia-Pacific, South-Eastern Europe and East Africa). The key conclusion of the analysis is that climate change poses direct and indirect threats to the fulfillment of SDG 4 and the right to education in all four regions studied.

Right to Education: confronting inequalities by addressing privatisation, digitalisation and crisis situations

A Geneva Dialogue on the Right to Education was held on 18 and 19 June 2024 and organized by the Swiss Commission for UNESCO, UNESCO, the University of Geneva, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), and the REGARD network.

Impact of Attacks on Education on Women and Girls

In conflict-affected settings, children’s access to education is severely disrupted by attacks on schools and their military use, with girls and female teachers facing unique and heightened risks. Over the 2014-2018 period, the Global Coalition to Protect Education from Attack (GCPEA) documented direct attacks on female students and teachers in at least 18 countries, including bombings, abductions, sexual violence, and forced “marriage,” often driven by ideological, religious, or military motives.

Garantir le droit à l’éducation : progrès et difficultés majeures Rapport de la Rapporteuse spéciale sur le droit à l’éducation, Farida Shaheed

Le présent rapport de la Rapporteuse spéciale sur le droit à l’éducation, Farida Shaheed, est soumis à l’occasion du vingt-cinquième anniversaire de la création du mandat relatif au droit à l’éducation. Dans son rapport, la Rapporteuse spéciale passe en revue les résultats obtenus dans le domaine du droit à l’éducation et expose la manière dont on conçoit ce droit et les obligations qui en découlent, ainsi que les questions contemporaines et nouvelles dont il convient de tenir compte pour garantir le droit à l’éducation pour tous, aujourd’hui et à l’avenir.

 

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