{"id":49855,"date":"2021-09-10T15:29:08","date_gmt":"2021-09-10T14:29:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/attacks-on-schools-must-stop-un"},"modified":"2021-09-10T16:13:21","modified_gmt":"2021-09-10T15:13:21","slug":"attacks-on-schools-must-stop-un","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/attacks-on-schools-must-stop-un","title":{"rendered":"Attacks on schools must stop \u2013 UN"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\">Nigeria<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>The United Nations (UN) has reiterated its condemnation of attacks on schools in many countries.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, Secretary-General Ant\u00f3nio Guterres told the international community that \u201cattacks on schools must stop\u2019\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>The UN chief spoke at a virtual event to commemorate\u202fthe International Day to Protect Education from Attack.<\/p>\n<p>Noting that education provides knowledge, skills and transforms lives, Guterres said schools must be places of learning, safety and peace.<\/p>\n<p>He lamented the horrors that conflicts inflict on learning, how schools are targeted, destroyed and used for military purposes, while children face violence, exploitation and recruitment to fight.<\/p>\n<p>Guterres revealed that between 2015 and 2020, over 13,000 reports of strikes on education or the military use of educational facilities, were recorded around the world.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe loss is incalculable. And this threat is not lessening, as the horrifying events in Afghanistan are showing us so starkly\u201d, he said.<\/p>\n<p>The scribe called on all countries yet to endorse the Safe Schools Declaration to do so as soon as possible.<\/p>\n<p>The declaration, currently endorsed by 111 States, outlines concrete steps for governments to protect schools and learning.<\/p>\n<p>Guterres charged countries to \u201chold perpetrators accountable\u201d by making attacks on schools \u201cunacceptable and punished\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>He called for increased support for the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) and UN Children\u2019s Fund (UNICEF) as they work hard to protect education, students, teachers and schools.<\/p>\n<p>Schools in Nigeria\u2019s North-East and North-West regions have been targeted by bandits and terrorists.<\/p>\n<p>Hundreds are not open at the moment after state government ordered their closure to forestall further attacks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. The United Nations (UN) has reiterated its condemnation of attacks on schools in many countries. On Thursday, Secretary-General Ant\u00f3nio Guterres told the international community that \u201cattacks on schools must stop\u2019\u2019. The UN chief spoke at a virtual event to commemorate\u202fthe International Day to Protect Education from Attack. 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