Ressource Field Note: A School Under Fire: The Fog of Educational Practice in War This field note explores a little-known footnote in the history of the U.S. military occupation in Iraq. In mid-2007 the author documented the beginnings of a school designed and operated by the U.S. military in Iraq. Every aspect of this school was conditioned by its singular context: to educate Iraqi juveniles captured in war.
Ressource Addressing School-Related Gender-Based Violence is Critical for Safe Learning Environment Crises, conflict and displacement lead to heightened insecurities – physical, psychological, social and financial -- for affected populations including refugees. The breakdown of family and community support systems and high levels of stress and trauma magnify pre-existing levels of violence and conflict within families and in schools.
Ressource INEE Round Table: The Role of Education and Youth in Preventing Urban Violence and Countering Violent Extremism Background Documents, Case Studies, Presentations, and Final Report of the INEE Round Table on “The Role of Education and Youth in Preventing Urban Violence and Countering Violent Extremism," held on 21st October 2015 in Geneva, Switzerland.
Ressource Attacks on Education: addressing the data challenge The following report summarizes presentations and discussions during the PEIC International Seminar ‘Attacks on Education: Addressing the Data Challenge’, held on 15-16 June 2015 in Doha, Qatar.
Ressource Monitoring and Reporting to Enhance the Protection of Education in Situations of Insecurity and Conflict The Columbia Group for Children in Adversity (CGCA) out of Columbia University’s Program on Forced Migration and Health (hereafter “Columbia University”) was contracted to conduct in-depth studies of attacks on education in South Kivu province, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Mogadishu, Somalia in an attempt to fill some of these information gaps and contribute to the development of improved methodologies for monitoring and responding to such attacks.
Ressource Lessons in War 2015: Military Use of Schools and Universities during Armed Conflict This study is an update to one released by the Global Coalition to Protect Education from Attack (GCPEA) in 2012. Evidence was gathered on the nature, scope and consequences of the use of education institutions by armed forces during the period from January 2005 to March 2015.
Ressource Education Under Attack 2014 This resource is part of a collection of resources compiled by UNICEF’s 2012-2016 Peacebuilding, Education and Advocacy Programme (PBEA), known as "Learning for Peace", which was funded by the Government of the Netherlands.
Ressource L’éducation prise pour cible 2014 Une étude mondiale relative aux menaces ou au recours délibéré à la force à l’encontre des élèves, des enseignants, des universitaires, des fonctionnaires et syndicalistes de l’éducation, des travailleurs humanitaires et d’autres membres du personnel de l’éducation, et contre des écoles, des universités et d’autres établissements éducatifs.
Ressource Protecting Education Personnel from Targeted Attack in Conflict-Affected Countries The paper addresses the scope and nature of attacks on education personnel and the range of measures put in place to protect them. Many of the measures have not been formally evaluated. Additional research is needed to understand the dynamics of attacks on teachers and how to most effectively protect teachers.
Ressource The Role of Communities in Protecting Education from Attack: Lessons Learned This study examines how organizations supporting education programs have engaged communities to protect schools, students, and teachers in countries experiencing attacks on education.