Catch up on everything that shaped Day 1 to Day 3 of the Fifth International Conference on the Safe Schools Declaration in Nairobi. Our daily summaries break down the biggest moments — from powerful commitments and bold pledges to new partnerships driving the global movement to protect education.

Keeping schools civilian. 🏫 At #SafeSchools2025, experts discussed how armed actors can uphold IHL & prevent the military use of schools and universities. #NotATarget #SSD 🔗 Livestream: kenyaconferencessd.co.ke

Governments that haven’t yet endorsed the #SafeSchoolsDeclaration — now is the time! ✍️ Join 120+ others in committing to #ProtectEducationFromAttack and be recognized at the #SafeSchools2025 in Nairobi. 📃 SSD info and signatories: ssd.protectingeducation.org

🌍 Day Two LIVE from Nairobi — #SSD10 Day One brought powerful commitments. Today is all about action. Global leaders, experts, youth voices & frontline practitioners are gathering now to push the Safe Schools agenda from adaptation to implementation.

📢 New Research Brief on Gender launched alongside the #SafeSchools2025! Highlights evidence of gender-based attacks on education, their impacts on girls & women, and provides concrete recommendations for States & organizations to strengthen protection.

Did you miss a session at #SafeSchools2025? Catch up with daily summaries featuring key events, speakers & outcomes from Nairobi. 🔗 Read the Day 1 summary here: protectingeducation.org/news/gcpea-n... Join us again tomorrow via Livestream! kenyaconferencessd.co.ke #ProtectEducationFromAttack

In Session 2 of #NairobiSSD10, leaders reaffirmed one truth: children’s rights are non-negotiable — even in war.

Whether or not you are in Nairobi for the #SafeSchools2025, you can watch all plenary sessions on 25-26 Nov. via livestream! 🌍 The livestream will begin each day at 9am Nairobi time. On YouTube - youtube.com/live/v8cgit4...

Whether or not you are in Nairobi for the #SafeSchools2025, you can watch all plenary sessions on 25-26 Nov. via livestream! 🌍 The livestream will begin each day at 9 am Nairobi time.

⏱️ #SafeSchools2025 Conference Countdown: 1 Day to Go! 🚀 Tomorrow it begins! Leaders, educators, youth, and advocates from around the world will unite in Nairobi to protect the right to education — in every conflict, everywhere.

⏱️ #SafeSchools2025 Conference Countdown: 2 Days to Go! ⚡ In just 2 recent years (2022–2023), there were 6,000 attacks on education or military use of schools, affecting 10,000+ students and educators. That’s 8 attacks every day — a 20% rise from previous years.

⏱️ #SafeSchools2025 Conference Countdown: 3 Days to Go! 🌍 The number of States that have formally endorsed the #SafeSchoolsDeclaration is now in the three digits: 121 and counting! This milestone reflects the growing global commitment to keeping education safe in conflict.

⏱️ #SafeSchools2025 Conference Countdown: 4 Days to Go! The 4th International Conference on the #SafeSchoolsDeclaration (Abuja 2021) launched the State-led Implementation Network — a platform for cooperation, peer learning, and sharing best practices among endorsing States.

Today's Universal Children’s Day to promote international togetherness! Governments that haven’t yet endorsed the #SafeSchoolsDeclaration — now is the time! ✍️ Join 120+ others to #ProtectEducationFromAttack. 📃info and signatories: ssd.protectingeducation.org 🔗Conference: kenyaconferencessd.co.ke

#SafeSchools2025 Conference Countdown: 5 days to go ⏱️ 🤝 Join us for the 5th International Conference on the Safe Schools Declaration! 🎒 Theme: “Safe Education for All: A Decade of Commitment, A Call to Action” 🗓️ Dates: 25-26 Nov 2025 Livestream 🔗Details: kenyaconferencessd.co.ke #SafeSchools2025

#SafeSchools2025 Conference Countdown: 6 days to go ⏱️ ⛔ Children in conflict face six grave violations: Killing and maiming Recruitment to armed groups Sexual violence Abduction Attacks on schools and hospitals Denial of humanitarian access #SSD10 #NotATarget

🌍 Join us in Nairobi for the Fifth International Conference on the Safe Schools Declaration! Hosted by the Government of Kenya with support from key partners. 🗓️ 25–26 Nov 2025 👉 Register now: registration.kenyaconferencessd.co.ke #SafeSchools2025 #SSD10 #NairobiActionPlan @gcpea.bsky.social

Farida Shaheed, the UN Special Rapporteur on the right to education, launched her latest policy brief at an event on the sidelines of the United Nations Human Rights Council Social Forum on 30 October 2025, co-organised by the EiE Hub. ➡️Find out more: eiehub.org/news/the-urg...

🌍 Now Hiring: Implementation Network Facilitation Consultant (Remote) 📅 Deadline: Nov 18, 2025 | 🚀 Start: Dec 2, 2025 📩 Apply: Link below. Make a difference — help protect students, teachers, and schools worldwide. #Hiring #EducationInEmergencies #SafeSchoolsDeclaration #HumanRights #RemoteWork

💡 Think you know GCPEA? Here’s your chance to prove it! hashtag#ProtectEducation

🌍 Highlights from GCPEA’s Q3 2025 Newsletter: - Expert roundtable on accountability for attacks on education - 6th Intl. Day to Protect Education from Attack - Advocacy at HRC59 & SSD training in Cairo #SafeSchoolsDeclaration #EducationUnderAttack #GCPEA

GCPEA is proud to stand alongside over 660 civil society organizations from 106 countries in endorsing the 2025 Civil Society Open Letter on Women, Peace and Security. Read the full letter here 👉 wps.ngo/2025letter

Our partner @scholarsatrisk.bsky.social has released the #Free2Think2025 report. 395 attacks on #highered communities in 49 countries this past year show why protecting higher education and #academicfreedom matters more than ever. Read more: www.scholarsatrisk.org/resources/fr...

Over 450 organizations have joined our call for the #UNSC and Member States to defend 25 years of the #WPS agenda. 🤝 Read our letter and join us here: wps.ngo/sign

JRR welcomes the most recent report published by the @gcpea.bsky.social on 🔑findings & recommendations to strengthen accountability for attacks on education. JRR was proud to provide technical support from its Roster of experts. 📑 👇👇 protectingeducation.org/publication/...

"Aid cuts are threatening a generation of children’s access to education" @petraheusser.bsky.social, the EiE Hub's Executive Director, and Dr. Faiza A. Hassan, Directior of @inee.org, write in Modern Diplomacy: moderndiplomacy.eu/2025/09/24/a...

📅 Mark your calendars: November 25–26, 2025 📍 Location: Safari Park Hotel, Nairobi, Kenya 🔖 Follow us and join the conversation using the hashtags: hashtag#SafeSchools2025 hashtag#SSD10 hashtag#NairobiActionPlan

🆕#ECWResults Report shows that strong partnerships & predictable financing can transform lives & #KeepHopeAlive! Among Multi-Year Resilience Programmes reporting quality evidence of change: ✅97% improved enrolment or attendance ✅88% improved literacy and/or numeracy Learn more 👉

📺 Watch now: RTE Initiative & @gcpea.bsky.social webinar on “Documenting the Impact of Attacks on Education,” w/ @unesco.org, @inee.org , KoboToolbox & more. 🔗 youtu.be/BTOGke1dDM0 #ProtectEducationFromAttack #RightToEducation

📘New @gcpea.bsky.social publication: Report on the Expert Roundtable on Strengthening Accountability for Attacks on Education. Experts call for political will, legal reform, & a comprehensive Accountability Toolbox to end impunity. Read more: bit.ly/3VtSlfC #ProtectEducation

Introducing the Fifth International Conference on the Safe Schools Declaration (SSD 2025)

📢 Coming to Nairobi this November: the 5th International Conference on the Safe Schools Declaration! 🌍 121 States. 📚 10 years. 🎓 One mission—protect education in conflict. 📅 25–26 Nov 2025 Safari Park Hotel 👉 Follow for updates & the #NairobiActionPlan #SafeSchools2025 #SSD10 #EducationUnderAttack

🚀LAUNCHED: our partner's @educannotwait.bsky.social's Annual Results Report! Learn how #ECW & strategic partners have reached ~14M crisis-affected girls and boys since inception with holistic, #QualityEducation in the most challenging contexts worldwide.

UN Commission of Inquiry finds Israel has committed genocide against Palestinians in Gaza, including "systematically destroying the healthcare and education systems." 🔗Read the CoI report: bit.ly/4miaUOE 🔗Review GCPEA's spotlight of attacks on education in Palestine: bit.ly/4mcFVDD

🗓️ 6th Intl. Day to #ProtectEducationFromAttack Theme: “Challenging Narratives, Reshaping Action” — reject inevitability, demand protection, ensure learning. 📊 CAAC: 25% rise in grave violations, incl. 44% more attacks on education in 2024. #SafeSchoolsDeclaration

🚨In Colombia, an attack on education occurs every 3 days. Classrooms turned into battlegrounds- teachers threatened -children recruited. The TRACE Data Portal, built by @kobotoolbox.bsky.social and Education Above All Foundation, with contributions from @gcpea.bsky.social, is a crucial tool.

"I missed my school and my village, and was very anxious to go back to school."- Zaida, 16, Mozambique. This International Day to Protection Education from Attack, we're lifting up the stories of students like Zaida, who deserve access to the education they need to thrive. #NotATarget

📢 Launching on 9 September — International Day to #ProtectEducationFromAttack: Geneva Call, in collaboration with Art to Face, unveils a new educational resource on protecting children and schools in Yemen. www.genevacall.org/news/from-st...

On this International Day to #ProtectEducationFromAttack, UNESCO underlines its deep concern about the 44% increase in attacks on educational facilities in 2024. Read the full press release: unes.co/7mnru7

On Intl. Day to #ProtectEducationFromAttack, Lisa Chung Bender, Exec. Director of GCPEA, reminds us: “When we protect education, we protect peace, promise, and possibility.” GCPEA remains committed to documenting violations, strengthening protections & advancing accountability. #ProtectEducation

🗓️ 9 Sept: Intl. Day to Protect Education from Attack Established in 2020 by a UNGA resolution spearheaded by Qatar, this day reaffirms the duty to keep students, teachers & schools safe in conflict. 2025 marks the 6th commemoration. #ProtectEducationFromAttack

🎓 Documenting the Impact of Attacks on Education 🗓 8 Sept 2025 | 🕐 1:00 PM GMT | 🌍 Virtual Join @gcpea.bsky.social on the International Day to #ProtectEducationFromAttack for a powerful panel with voices from the Sahel, DRC, Niger, Colombia & UNESCO. 🔗 Register here: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

🎒 Today, over 700,000 students in #Gaza should be starting the new school year. Instead of hopeful anticipation during this #BackToSchool season, the right to education is once again denied for Gaza's children. Many may never return to school.

As we mark #WorldHumanitarianDay 2025, we extend our deepest gratitude to humanitarian workers worldwide who selflessly dedicate their time to provide lifesaving support and protection to those who need it the most. Your compassion changes lives. #ActForHumanity

JOIN our conversation on the ev' of International Day to Protect Education from Attack. Register here: tinyurl.com/4rfnmak5 #RightToEducation #ProtectEducationfromAttack #9September with @unsr-education.bsky.social @gcpea.bsky.social @unesco.org @kobotoolbox.bsky.social @ids.ac.uk

On today’s #YouthDay, we honor the courage, resilience & dreams of millions of youth across the globe – esp those left furthest behind in crisis. Their potential is limitless & through a #QualityEducation, youth can lead the way towards lasting peace & hope. #KeepHopeAlive #IYD2025 #Youth4ECW

NEW: Israeli ground forces occupied schools across southern Lebanon during hostilities with Hezbollah between September and November 2024 and, in the weeks that followed, appear to have intentionally vandalized, pillaged, and destroyed some school property. #EducationAtRisk

🔔 GCPEA Q2 2025 Highlights are live! ⚠️ Grave violations against children rose 25% in the past year (UN report). 🎓 GCPEA is responding—with advocacy, data, and global action to protect education from attack.

@gcpea.bsky.social at the UN Human Rights Council! On 19 June 2025, GCPEA joined @savechildrenintl.bsky.social, @planglobal.bsky.social , and GADRRRES in delivering a joint statement during the Interactive Dialogue with the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Education. #EducationUnderAttack

📣 On Friday 10th July 2025, national, regional and international experts gathered in Geneva for a Critical Conversation on Strengthening Accountability for Attacks on Education