Education for global citizenship
Education for Global Citizenship is part of a long-term process to build the defenses of peace in the minds of women and men. The Constitution... Read More
Diploma recognition between Serbia and Kosovo – integration or a palliative measure?
Though diploma recognition is a positive step forward for relations between Belgrade and Pristina, the prospects of an integrated education system in Kosovo remain slim.
Two schools under one roof – a lesson in ethnic unmixing from Bosnia’s segregated school system
What about one inclusive people that welcomes differences while looking for similarities? Who stands in the way?
GCPEA publishes technical guide on protecting higher education from attack
The Global Coalition to Protect Education from Attack (GCPEA) has launched its Guide to Implementing the Principles of State Responsibility to Protect Higher Education from... Read More
A plea for irrelevant education
Education is suffocating itself with the oppressive and pervading insistence on relevance and applicability. A sure sign that the winds of change are blowing in... Read More
GCPEA condemns attack on Syrian schools
The Global Coalition to Protect Education from Attack strongly condemns the killing of students and teachers in the October 26, 2016 bombing of a school... Read More
GCPEA releases guidance on what schools can do to protect education
A new report by the Global Coalition to Protect Education from Attack (GCPEA), entitled “What Schools Can Do to Protect Education from Attack and Military... Read More
Education in South Africa – can it right the wrongs of the past?
Can education help right the wrongs of the past, especially when the majority of the population was affected by those wrongs?
Educating for peace – helping victims overcome human rights violations
Understanding education as a form of both reconstruction and reparations is essential for societies in their efforts to address victims’ rights and help victims and their... Read More
Safe Schools Declaration – 53 countries and counting
TransConflict is pleased to present a press release by the Global Coalition to Protect Education from Attack to mark the first anniversary of the Safe Schools... Read More
Building peace through education
A social climate of peace can thrive only if there is a communal approach to it through education, but not just literacy-driven education – rather,... Read More
International Community urged to protect education from attack in Syria
Children cannot wait for the conflict to end before there is adequate investment in their education; but the opportunity to experience the safe, quality education... Read More
Rebuilding higher education after war
In today’s globalised world, where knowledge is a key driver of growth, socio-economic development and livelihood improvements, countries emerging from violent conflict need immediate, substantial... Read More
37 countries start process of protecting schools and universities during conflict
37 countries on May 29, 2015, joined an international Safe Schools Declaration that commits them to protect education from attack. In situations of conflict, widespread... Read More
UN Security Council should build on its momentum in protecting schools from attack and military use
The United Nations (UN) Security Council should support specific actions to address the widespread incidence of targeted attacks on education and military use of schools... Read More
All parties should protect schools and children in Gaza conflict
Attacks on schools that are not being used for military purposes violate international humanitarian law. The Global Coalition to Protect Education from Attack (GCPEA) calls on... Read More
Protect teachers from wartime attacks
Attacks on teachers and other educators are a disturbingly common tactic of war and a serious threat to education, the Global Coalition to Protect Education... Read More
Attacks on schools commonplace in conflicts around the world
The UN Secretary-General’s report released last week confirms findings that attacks on education are a deliberate tactic in most armed conflicts worldwide, said the Global Coalition to... Read More
Norway leading the way to end military use of schools
The Norwegian government’s leadership to promote international standards to protect schools and universities from military use during armed conflict could spare students and teachers the... Read More
Protecting schools from attack in Nigeria and beyond – how to support community-based responses
The abduction of close to 300 girls by Boko Haram from a school in Borno state, Nigeria in April, and the closure of schools due... Read More
Attacks on education should lead Security Council debate
The Security Council should urge states and armed non-state groups to refrain from using schools for military purposes and incorporate clear protections for schools from... Read More
States have a responsibility to protect higher education from attack
States must protect universities as spaces where professors and students are safe to teach, learn, and research free from threats to their physical and psychological... Read More
Peace education for the culture of peace in Macedonia
Although the wars have passed, the need for peace education in the former Yugoslavia remains more pertinent than ever. The First Children’s Embassy in the... Read More
Two roofs over one school
The evolution of the protests over the school in Konjević Polje seems to be the product of more profound social and political dynamics in Bratunac municipality,... Read More
A year on from Malala’s attack – keeping education out of the battle
One year ago today, school girl Malala Yousefzai was attacked by the Pakistani Taliban. This sombre anniversary is a reminder of the perils that students,... Read More