Safe Schools Declaration & Endorsements – Gender – Global Coalition to Protect Education from Attack

https://www.protectingeducation.org/who-we-are

The Global Coalition to Protect Education from Attack (GCPEA) was established in 2010 by organizations from the fields of education in emergencies and conflict-affected fragile states, higher education, protection, international human rights, and international humanitarian law who were concerned about on-going attacks on educational institutions, their students, and staff in countries affected by conflict and insecurity. GCPEA is governed by a steering committee made up of the following international organizations: CARA (Council for At-Risk Academics), Human Rights Watch (HRW), Institute of International Education/ IIE Scholar Rescue Fund, Protect Education in Insecurity and Conflict (PEIC), Save the Children, UNICEF, UNESCO, and UNHCR.

Safe Schools Declaration – https://www.protectingeducation.org/sites/default/files/documents/safe_schools_declaration-final.pdf

https://www.protectingeducation.org/guidelines/support

The Safe Schools Declaration, developed through state consultations led by Norway and Argentina in Geneva throughout the first half of 2015, provides states the opportunity to express broad political support for the protection and continuation of education in armed conflict, and is the instrument for states to endorse and commit to implement the Guidelines for Protecting Schools and Universities from Military Use during Armed Conflict. The Declaration was opened for endorsement at the Oslo Conference on Safe Schools convened by the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on May 29, 2015. A first group of 37 states endorsed it that day and that number has since been growing. States can announce their endorsement at any time by making a public statement and/or sending an endorsement letter (sample letter available here) to the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs via its embassies or permanent missions or directly at Seksjon.for.humanitaere.sporsmal@mfa.no and kjnn@mfa.no.

The following States have endorsed the Safe Schools Declaration (as of August 25, 2016):

1. Afghanistan
2. Albania
3. Angola
4. Argentina
5. Austria
6. Brazil
7. Bulgaria
8. Central African Republic
9. Chad
10. Chile
11. Costa Rica
12. Cote d’Ivoire
13. Czech Republic
14. Democratic Republic of Congo
15. Ecuador
16. Finland
17. Georgia
18. Greece
19. Honduras
20. Iceland
21. Ireland
22. Italy
23. Jamaica
24. Jordan
25. Kazakhstan
26. Kenya
27. Lebanon
28. Liberia
29. Liechtenstein
30. Luxembourg
31. Madagascar
32. Malaysia
33. Montenegro
34. Mozambique
35. Netherlands
36. New Zealand
37. Niger
38. Nigeria
39. Norway
40. Palestine
41. Panama
42. Paraguay
43. Poland
44. Portugal
45. Qatar
46. Sierra Leone
47. Slovenia
48. Somalia
49. South Africa
50. South Sudan
51. Spain
52. Sudan
53. Sweden
54. Switzerland
55. Uruguay
56. Zambia