Attacks on Education in War Surge Globally

By Human Rights Watch

Click to expand Image A 14-year-old girl looks at her old school, which was damaged by conflict, in Dara’a Albalad, Syria, on February 7, 2022. © UNICEF/UN0635253/Shahan This report was authored by a partner organization, the Global Coalition to Protect Education from Attack, and is distributed by Human Rights Watch.(New York) – About 6,000 attacks on education took place in 2022 and 2023, a nearly 20 percent increase compared with the previous two years, the Global Coalition to Protect Education from Attack (GCPEA) said today in its new report, Education under Attack 2024. Over…

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