![]() The briefers at the meeting were Gamba Joy Bishara, a student kidnapped by the rebel group Boko Haram in 2014 and Zama Neff, co-chair of the Global Coalition to Protect Education from Attack. In 2014, the Council further addressed this issue by adopting resolution 2143 on the military use of schools, which urged parties to conflict to respect the civilian character of schools and encouraged member states to consider measures to deter the use of schools by armed forces and non-state armed groups.Ĭouncil members held a focused discussion on the issue of attacks against schools in an October 2017 Arria-formula meeting organised by France, Italy, Sweden, and Uruguay. Resolution 1998, adopted in 2011, designated these attacks as a grave violation that could trigger a listing of parties in the annexes of the Secretary-General’s annual report on children and armed conflict. BackgroundĪttacks against schools and hospitals are one of the six grave violations included in the UN-led Monitoring and Reporting Mechanism (MRM) for violations against children established by resolution 1612 in 2005. Niger and Belgium, the chair of the Working Group on Children and Armed Conflict, are co-authoring a draft presidential statement on attacks against schools that may be adopted ahead of the debate. UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore, and a child civil society representative may also brief. ![]() ![]() The anticipated briefers are Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict Virginia Gamba and a representative from the Global Coalition for the Protection of Education from Attack (GCPEA). The meeting will coincide with the first “International Day to Protect Education from Attack”, which will take place on 9 September, in line with General Assembly resolution 74/275 adopted on 12 May. ![]() ![]() Children and Armed Conflict Expected Council ActionĪs Council president in September, Niger is planning to convene an open videoconference (VTC) debate on “attacks against schools: a grave violation of children’s rights” with a focus on the Sahel region. ![]()
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