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Is there more international law can do to protect children caught up in war? That is the question raised by a major reportreleased today as part of an inquiry on protecting children during conflicts. The Inquiry on Protecting Children in Conflict, chaired by United Nations Special Envoy for Global Education Gordon Brown, recommends several ways that international…

At least 10 people have been killed and many more wounded in a bomb explosion at a college in Crimea that one witness told local television also involved an attack by armed gunmen. The Russian national anti-terrorism committee, a government body, said the explosion at a polytechnic was caused by an “unidentified explosive device”, according…

(New York, October 11, 2018) – Attacks on education by the insurgent group Boko Haram have caused horrific and long-term suffering for female students and teachers in northeastern Nigeria, said the Global Coalition to Protect Education from Attack (GCPEA) in a report released today. Boko Haram has abducted over 600 girls and young women from…