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Safe Schools Declaration Year of publication: 2015 Corporate author: Global Coalition to Protect Education from Attack (GCPEA) The Safe Schools Declaration is an intergovernmental political commitment that was developed at an international conference held in Oslo, Norway, on 28-29 May 2015. The Declaration allows countries the opportunity to express their political support for the protection of students, teachers and schools during times of armed conflict; the importance of the continuation of education during armed conflict; and the implementation of the Guidelines for Protecting Schools and Universities from Military Use during Armed Conflict. 
[Summary] Education Under Attack 2024 Year of publication: 2024 Author: Jerome Marston | Felicity Pearce Corporate author: Global Coalition to Protect Education from Attack (GCPEA) This study is published by the Global Coalition to Protect Education from Attack (GCPEA), formed in 2010 by organizations working in the areas of education in emergencies and conflict, higher education, protection, international human rights law and international humanitarian law, in response to the persistence of attacks on educational institutions, their students and staff in countries affected by conflict and insecurity. Attacks on Education 2024 was developed based on independent research conducted by GCPEA. The report was carried out separately from and does not necessarily reflect the views of the various member organizations that make up the GCPEA Steering Committee. 
"It is Very Painful to Talk About”: The Impact of Attacks on Education on Women and Girls Year of publication: 2019 Author: Holly Cartner Corporate author: Global Coalition to Protect Education from Attack (GCPEA) This report presents the key findings of GCPEA’s multi-country study on the impact of attacks on education on women and girls.10 GCPEA’s research focuses on the types and causes of abuse most typically committed against female students in the context of attacks on education, and the long-term consequences that female students may face as a result of such attacks.11 GCPEA initiated this study to contribute to a better understanding of the implications for girls and women when education is attacked and to inform our advocacy for better strategies to protect girls and women, prevent attacks and abuse, and diminish harmful consequences against them.This report relies on previous GCPEA research, including Education Under Attack 2018 and 2014, and updates, and the organization’s field research in Nigeria and the Democratic Republic of Congo, which focused specifically on the experiences of women and girls when education is attacked. In addition, the report draws from interviews with numerous country and regional experts and an extensive review of secondary data sources, including reports by United Nations (UN) agencies, development and humanitarian non-governmental organizations (NGOs), human rights organizations, government bodies, and think tanks, including numerous contributions from GCPEA’s member organizations. 
Education Under Attack 2018 Year of publication: 2018 Corporate author: Global Coalition to Protect Education from Attack (GCPEA) This report is the fourth edition of Education under Attack. It builds on the 2014 study published by the Global Coalition to Protect Education from Attack and the 2007 and 2010 publications by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The present edition covers the five-year period from January 2013 to December 2017. The previous edition included profiles of 30 countries that had experienced at least five incidents of attacks on education in which students or education personnel were harmed, including at least one direct attack or one person killed, between 2009 and mid-2013. The current study includes profiles of 28 countries that experienced at least 20 attacks on education during the 2013-2017 reporting period, regardless of the severity of the incidents. Although significant data gaps remain and data quality varies, reporting of attacks on education has become more comprehensive and systematic over the last five years.Each country profile includes information on six categories of attacks on education, as relevant: Physical attacks or threats of attacks on schools Physical attacks or threats directed at students, teachers, and other education personnel Military use of schools and universities Child recruitment at, or en route to or from, school or university Sexual violence by armed parties at, or en route to or from, school or university Attacks on higher education 
[Summary] Education Under Attack 2018; Executive Summary Year of publication: 2018 Corporate author: Global Coalition to Protect Education from Attack (GCPEA) A global study of threats or use of force, either deliberate or indiscriminate, against students, teachers, academics, education support and transport staff or education officials, and against schools, universities and other education institutions carried out for political military, ideological, sectarian, ethnic or religious reasons from 2013 to 2017. 
Education Under Attack 2020 Year of publication: 2020 Author: Marika Tsolakis | Jerome Marston Corporate author: Global Coalition to Protect Education from Attack (GCPEA) This report is the fifth edition of Education under Attack, a series of publications on attacks on education and military use of educational facilities. Such attacks are defined as any threat or actual use of either targeted or indiscriminate force by state armed forces, including law enforcement, as well as by non-state armed groups, on students, education personnel, or educational infrastructure or materials, for political, military, ideological, sectarian, ethnic, or religious reasons. In addition, this report also monitors the use of schools and universities for military or security purposes. The report examines situations of both armed conflict and insecurity.