Protecting education from attack during armed conflict

September 13, 2023 29 mins read Access / Analysis / Children in conflict / Education in Armed Conflict / Humanity in War podcast / IHL Michel Anglade, Mark Chapple & Elizabeth Rushing

Attacks on and military use of education facilities frequently occur during armed conflict, disrupting and ...

Protecting education from non-state armed group attacks

September 12, 2023 11 mins read Analysis / Armed Groups / Children in conflict / Education in Armed Conflict / IHL / Protection of education Jerome Marston

Non-state armed groups are responsible for a significant proportion of attacks that kill and injure ...

Protecting education from attack during COVID-19: a new day, a new call to action

September 9, 2020 8 mins read Analysis / Children in conflict / COVID-19 and conflict / Education in Armed Conflict / Humanitarian Action / Religion Bede Sheppard

Efforts to protect students, teachers, and schools during times of armed conflict will get extra ...

COVID-19 response in conflict zones hinges on respect for international humanitarian law

April 16, 2020 9 mins read COVID-19 and conflict / Generating Respect for IHL / Law and Conflict Cordula Droege

In our collective response to COVID-19 in conflict zones, it is vital that key provisions ...

Rebuilding peace in divided education systems

January 23, 2020 7 mins read Analysis / Children in conflict / Education in Armed Conflict Laura K. Taylor & Alexandra Jacobs

Key to promoting peacebuilding among a post-conflict generation is understanding how children’s awareness, attitudes, and ...

Three reasons why education needs the support of humanitarian actors in conflict zones

December 12, 2019 11 mins read Analysis / Children in conflict / Education in Armed Conflict / Humanitarian Action / Humanitarian Principles / Protracted Conflict Filipa Schmitz Guinote

This week, the ICRC and the IFRC held a side event on education at the ...

Ten armed groups share their views on education in armed conflict

May 2, 2018 12 mins read Analysis / Armed Groups / Humanitarian Action / Law and Conflict Ezequiel Heffes & Carolin Nehmé

It is well known that armed non-State actors (ANSAs) often pose a threat to education. ...

Protecting schools from military use: From Ancient Rome to today

September 27, 2016 7 mins read Analysis / Education in Armed Conflict / Humanitarian Action / Special Protections Bede Sheppard

The Safe Schools Declaration, opened for endorsement on 29 May 2015, outlines concrete steps that ...

Why educating students on humanitarian norms and values matters

July 29, 2016 10 mins read Events and highlights / Humanitarian Action / Law and Conflict Etienne Kuster & George Dvaladze

Apart from the renowned Jean-Pictet Competition, there are dozens of student competitions in international humanitarian ...

UN development agenda must not obscure humanitarian action, says ICRC policy chief

May 18, 2016 1 min read Videos / World Humanitarian Summit The editors

In this video interview, Hugo Slim explains ICRC’s approach to the World Humanitarian Summit, held in Istanbul on 23-24 May 2016. The ICRC ...