#childrenarenottargets — Public Fediverse posts
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In Afghanistan, there have been 211 confirmed attacks on schools and hospitals, and an estimated 2.5 million girls and young women are denied access to education.
We need to do better. Much, much better. There is no excuse.
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In Gaza, all universities and nearly all schools have been bombed.
Targeting schools and universities, children, and teachers is against humanitarian law.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-68023080
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The 2023 United Nations Secretary-General Annual Report on Children and Armed Conflict estimates a staggering '112% increase in attacks on schools and hospitals, in particular in #Ukraine, #BurkinaFaso, #Israel and the State of #Palestine, #Myanmar, #Mali and #Afghanistan.'
This is against international humanitarian law.
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On this #InternationalDayofEducation we must reckon with the state of the world for children denied, and schools and educational institutions targeted in conflict.
Globally, a quarter of a billion (224 million) children have had their education disrupted due to crisis, and 72 million children are out of school.
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