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Výsledná statistika představuje v průměru osm útoků za den. Někdy je terčů více zároveň a obětí je podle studie deset tisíc. K již tak znepokojivému číslu je potřeba doplnit, že zhruba tisíc školských zařízení bylo zneužito k vojenským účelům, uvedla Světová koalice na ochranu vzdělávání před útoky, která je hlavní autorkou studie.

„Více než deset tisíc studentů a pedagogů bylo zabito, zraněno, uneseno, zadrženo nebo nějak jinak zasaženo,“ uvedla Světová koalice na ochranu vzdělávání, v níž je sdruženo několik humanitárních a mezinárodních organizací.

Cuando bombardean una escuela, muere laesperanza. Cuando se secuestra a niños de sus aulas y se les obliga a sufrir formas inimaginables deesclavitud moderna y abuso, se destruye nuestro sueño de paz e igualdad. Cuando los maestrostienen demasiado miedo para enseñar, nuestra sociedad está en peligro.

Se trata de un problema mundial urgente con consecuencias globales. De promedio, en 2022 y 2023se registraron ocho ataques diarios a la educación o casos de uso militar de escuelas en todo elmundo, según el informe recién publicado "Education Under Attack 2024". Solo el año pasado, másde 10.000 estudiantes y educadores fueron asesinados, heridos, secuestrados, arrestados osufrieron otros daños a causa de estos ataques.

Today, we must stand firm against attacks on education. Today, we must hold the perpetrators of these attacks accountable for these actions. Today, we must provide renewed hope for the girls and boys who have endured these horrific ordeals to return them to the safety and solace of the classroom. We have learnt from history that the most effective way to destroy a people, their identity, their culture and their human rights is to destroy their education. Now, more than ever, "Never again" must mean never again!

On average, eight attacks on education or cases of military use of schools were recorded daily around the world in 2022 and 2023, according to the newly released 'Education Under Attack 2024' report. Last year alone, more than 10,000 students and educators were killed, injured, abducted, arrested or otherwise harmed by these attacks.

This year's International Day to Protect Education from Attack comes at a time of unprecedented violence, hate, fear and terror in countries across the globe. In Gaza, nearly 90% of school buildings have been damaged or destroyed. In fact, the education system has been decimated, according to UNRWA. This horrific catastrophe has left over 40,000 Palestinians dead, according to the
Palestinian Ministry of Health.

Múltiples desafíos están descarrilando los esfuerzos hacia la paz, la estabilidad y el progreso económico en Colombia. Para hacer frente a estos desafíos, Education Cannot Wait (ECW) y sus donantes estratégicos anunciaron hoy una subvención de 12 millones de dólares del Programa Multianual de Resiliencia que llegará a más de 180.000 niños, niñas y adolescentes con acceso a una educación de calidad.

El financiamiento total de ECW en Colombia ahora supera los US$28 millones. Para hacer frente a la crisis regional de refugiados en Venezuela, ECW ha invertido casi 70 millones de dólares hasta la fecha en Brasil, Colombia, Ecuador, Perú y Venezuela.

The Haiti Education Foundation and Hope for Haiti are actively working to alleviate the educational debt and enhance the schooling system for children by providing scholarships, training teachers and supplying essential back-to-school items. The Haiti Education Foundation is currently matching donations from Sept. 1 through Dec. 15. Additionally, Hope for Haiti is organizing various events, including Celebrating Hope in Greenwich, Connecticut on October 3rd, featuring a silent auction to support Haitian families. Moreover, the U.N. Global Fund Education Cannot Wait has committed a $2.5 million grant aimed at assisting 75,000 children with cash transfers, school feeding programs and other vital initiatives.

The recovery efforts from the 2022 floods continued to be a focal point for the ESWG. The Multi-Year Resilience Programme (MYRP) successfully reached 140,423 children, including refugee children in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and Balochistan, while the Refugee Response Plan (RRP) facilitated educational access for 82,741 children in refugee villages and host communities.

Education Cannot Wait (ECW), a global fund dedicated to education in emergencies, has selected Pakistan for piloting Anticipatory Action (AA) activities, allocating US$2.5 million in new funding to bolster the nation’s educational resilience.

The Haiti Education Foundation and Hope for Haiti are actively working to alleviate the educational debt and enhance the schooling system for children by providing scholarships, training teachers and supplying essential back-to-school items. The Haiti Education Foundation is currently matching donations from Sept. 1 through Dec. 15. Additionally, Hope for Haiti is organizing various events, including Celebrating Hope in Greenwich, Connecticut on October 3rd, featuring a silent auction to support Haitian families. Moreover, the U.N. Global Fund Education Cannot Wait has committed a $2.5 million grant aimed at assisting 75,000 children with cash transfers, school feeding programs and other vital initiatives.

Lawan Wakilbe, the Commissioner for Education, Science, Innovations, and Technology, announced this during a meeting with a delegation from Save the Children, led by Daniel Rotgakka, Education Project Coordinator for the “Education Cannot Wait” initiative, in Maiduguri.

Chachu Tadicha, Deputy Director of Programme Operations at Save the Children International (SCI), explained that, with funding from “Education Cannot Wait,” SCI is implementing a three-year Multi-Year Resilience Project in Borno State. The project aims to increase access to quality and inclusive basic education for crisis-affected girls and boys in safe learning environments in North-East Nigeria.

Responding to this gap, the International Disability Alliance (IDA) and Inclusion International are pleased to announce their work on a new project that aims to improve access to inclusive education for children with disabilities in emergency situations. 

This project was made possible through funding from Education Cannot Wait (ECW)’s Acceleration Facility – a funding pool designed to address systemic barriers to education in emergencies.

Yasmine Sherif, Executive Director of Education Cannot Wait, explained why this project was funded, “By supporting the identification and analysis of existing barriers to education for children with disabilities, Education Cannot Wait’s Acceleration Facility grant to the International Disability Alliance will address systemic bottlenecks facing children with disabilities to enrol in and advance their learning in emergencies and protracted crises.”

The Borno State Government has taken delivery of 1,500 menstrual hygiene management (dignity) kits to boost the enrolment, attendance, and retention of crisis-affected girls in schools in the state.

The State Commissioner for Education, Science, Innovations and Technology, Engr. Lawan Wakilbe, disclosed this while receiving the delegation of Save the Children International led by Daniel Rotgakka, Education Project Coordinator, Education Cannot Wait, in Maiduguri, on Thursday.

Wakilbe, who said the government has achieved a significant milestone in its fight against out-of-school children, lamented that the lack of adequate provisions of dignity kits for girls has been a major challenge facing the programme.

Benson Boone and RAYE have been added to the lineup for the 2024 Global Citizen Festival alongside previously announced headliners Post Malone, Doja Cat, LISA, Jelly Roll and Rauw Alejandro. The Festival will be hosted by Global Citizen Ambassador, Hugh Jackman and feature special appearances by Dr. Jane Goodall and Chris Martin of Coldplay. Presenters confirmed to take to the stage on Central Park’s Great Lawn on September 28 include Antoni Porowski, Bill Nye, Bridget Moynahan, Charlamagne Tha God, Danai Gurira, Eric Adjepong, Gavin DeGraw, Jordan Fisher, Kal Penn, Liza Koshy, Doctor Mike Varshavski, Nomzamo Mbatha, Osi Umenyiora, Rachel Brosnahan, Rhett & Link, Sophia Bush and Vladimir Duthiers.