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Every student and teacher should feel safe at school. But for millions, that is not a reality.

Attacks on schools & learners are attacks on children’s rights and their futures. On Saturday's International Day to Protect Education from Attack and every day, UNESCO works to make education safe for everyone, everywhere.

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‘Dire year’ for children caught in conflict, as hospital and school attacks double.

‘Dire year’ for children caught in conflict, as hospital and school attacks double

Violations of international law regarding children and armed conflict continued to have a “devastating impact”, the UN’s top official on the

Violations of international law regarding children and armed conflict continued to have a “devastating impact”, the UN’s top official on the issue said on Tuesday, with a 112 per cent rise in the number of attacks on schools and hospitals.

Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict Virginia Gamba unveiled the Secretary-General’s latest annual report, for 2022, which showed there were 27,180 grave violations overall, an increase from the previous year.

The recorded violations only refer to verified information, with the likely toll much higher, and cover four categories: recruitment and use of children into armed groups or forces, killing and maiming, rape and sexual violence, and abduction.

Two thirds of violations involved boys, spanning 24 different conflict situations. A total of 8,831 children were killed or maimed, and another 7,622 were recruited by armed groups or forces.