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UN declares Sept. 9 International Day to Protect Education from Attack
May 29, 2020
By Harrison Arubu
The United Nations General Assembly on Thursday proclaimed Sept. 9 as the International Day to Protect Education from Attack.
President of the Assembly, Amb. Tijani Muhammad-Bande, said in a statement that the proclamation came through Resolution 74/275 adopted by member states under the “silence procedure”.
In the resolution, the member states reaffirmed the right to education for all and the importance of ensuring safe and enabling learning environments in humanitarian emergencies.
They decried growing attacks on educational institutions, their students and staff, in contravention of international humanitarian law.
The resolution strongly condemned such attacks, which it said impede the “full realisation of the right to education, in particular of women and girls”.
It expressed concern about the use of schools for military purposes in contravention of applicable international law.
According to the resolution, military abuse of schools might also affect the safety of children and teachers and the right of the child to education
The document also conveyed the “deep concerns” of member states about “school-related violence against girls, including sexual violence and harassment on the way to and from, and at school”.
Such act “continues to deter girls’ education and, in many cases, the transition to and completion of secondary education”, it stated
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