GCPEA Secretariat

A unique inter-agency coalition formed in 2010 to address the problem of targeted attacks on education. #SafeSchoolsDeclaration

[GCPEA Secretariat @GCPEAtweets]

🚨 BREAKING: #EducationUnderAttack 2024 is live!

10,000+ students and educators were killed, injured, abducted, arrested, or otherwise harmed in attacks on education over the last 2 years. Urgent action is needed to #protecteducation.

Learn more: https://t.co/IThETmotii

[GCPEA Secretariat @GCPEAtweets]

Tomorrow marks the start of the Fifth International Conference on the Safe Schools Declaration, the global gathering for safe-education advocates..

@GCPEAtweets has moved over to BlueSky for a fresh start. Follow us there at @gcpea.bsky.social for more!

#SafeSchools2025

[GCPEA Secretariat @GCPEAtweets]

@GCPEAtweets is excited to announce that we are on BlueSky!

🌎Join us there for news, resources, and advocacy updates on safeguarding education in conflict.

✅Follow us here: https://t.co/9kPhNrYu5i

[Global Education Cluster @GlobalEdCluster]

Education is under attack in:

🇸🇩Sudan
🇺🇦Ukraine
🇵🇸Palestine
🇾🇪Yemen
🇨🇩DRC
and more.

TOMORROW at #HNPW, we'll hear from students impacted by conflict, and how the sector can bolster collaboration around attacks on education in emergency contexts.

👉 https://t.co/btn5RYW6Lq

[Scholars At Risk @ScholarsAtRisk]

From bans on women’s access to #highered in #Afghanistan to crackdowns on “Women, Life, Freedom” protests in #Iran to legislative restrictions on teaching gender & sexuality, tomorrow’s panel is crucial to understanding gendered attacks on #highered. Meet the panelists 👇

[Global Education Cluster @GlobalEdCluster]

2025 marks 10 yrs of the Safe School Declaration. Yet recent data reports 6,000 education-related attacks - an increase of 20% from previous years.

Join us at HNPW as we discuss how to urgently step up prevention & response to attacks on education.

👉 https://t.co/btn5RYW6Lq

[GCPEA Secretariat @GCPEAtweets]

Reminder! Please join @GCPEAtweets and @ScholarsAtRisk for an important discussion on "Understanding the Gendered Dimensions of Attacks on Higher Education".

🗓️March 19, 2025
⏱️12:30 pm EST
🔗Virtual, register here:

https://t.co/jbiDNu9lTQ

[GCPEA Secretariat @GCPEAtweets]

@GCPEAtweets is proud to partner with @ScholarsAtRisk for this important discussion on gender-based attacks on higher education. Please register to join us!

🗓️March 19, 2025
⏲️12:30 pm EST
🔗Virtual, register here: https://t.co/jbiDNu8O4i

#ProtectEducation #HigherEd

[Scholars At Risk @ScholarsAtRisk]

Join SAR and @GCPEAtweets on March 19, 12:30PM EST for an interactive, virtual panel on gendered attacks on higher education, its broader implications for #academicfreedom, and ways the international community can mobilize in response. Register now! https://t.co/mutMoYoH3y

[Michel Anglade @michelanglade]

It is estimated that 473 million children live in a conflict area.
Sadly, these children very often face massive violations of their rights.

Please join us this coming Friday at 2 PM at the Palais des Nations to discuss how children in armed conflict could be better protected

[Global Partnership for Education @GPforEducation]

Giving both girls and boys a chance to thrive creates huge dividends across economies, health, climate resilience and lasting peace and stability.

Ahead of #WomensDay, get an overview of the global state of girls' education.

#FundEducation #IWD202Giving both girls and boys a chance to thrive creates huge dividends across economies, health, climate resilience and lasting peace and stability.

Ahead of #WomensDay, get an overview of the global state of girls' education.

#FundEducation #IWD202Giving both girls and boys a chance to thrive creates huge dividends across economies, health, climate resilience and lasting peace and stability.

Ahead of #WomensDay, get an overview of the global state of girls' education.

#FundEducation #IWD202Giving both girls and boys a chance to thrive creates huge dividends across economies, health, climate resilience and lasting peace and stability.

Ahead of #WomensDay, get an overview of the global state of girls' education.

#FundEducation #IWD202Giving both girls and boys a chance to thrive creates huge dividends across economies, health, climate resilience and lasting peace and stability.

Ahead of #WomensDay, get an overview of the global state of girls' education.

#FundEducation #IWD202Giving both girls and boys a chance to thrive creates huge dividends across economies, health, climate resilience and lasting peace and stability.

Ahead of #WomensDay, get an overview of the global state of girls' education.

#FundEducation #IWD2025

[Melissa Fleming 🇺🇳 @MelissaFleming]

“When women and girls rise, everyone thrives.

… Let us be guided by the voices of women and girls around the world – and always choose action over apathy.”

– @antonioguterres at annual #InternationalWomensDay commemoration at @UN HQ in NYC.
https://t.co/rmtJ3yVxHi

[GCPEA Secretariat @GCPEAtweets]

Marking the 10th anniversary of the #SSD, @GCPEAtweets visited Nigeria to learn about #SSD implementation efforts.

@ranieri_global met with high-level officials, civil society organizations, and other stakeholders to discuss actions to #protecteducation from attack.

[Sana’a Center @SanaaCenter]

🧵In a new policy brief, @AKochenburger examines the effects of Yemen’s armed conflict on the country’s education system, focusing in particular on the consequences of attacks on schools, students, and teachers.
https://t.co/AwKlEAIbJa

[NHRC Nigeria @NhrcNigeria]

Michela Renieri (@GCPEAtweets) reaffirmed GCPEA’s commitment to supporting @NhrcNigeria in advocating for child protection & education safety. Protecting schools means protecting futures. 🏫🛡️ #SafeSchoolsDeclaration #ChildProtection

[NHRC Nigeria @NhrcNigeria]

Today, @NhrcNigeria welcomed Michela Renieri, Implementation Network Consultant @GCPEAtweets alongside @SaveChildrenNG to discuss strengthening stakeholder engagement on implementing the #SafeSchools Declaration (SSD) in Nigeria.

[GCPEA Secretariat @GCPEAtweets]

Funding cuts threaten education in fragile & crisis contexts, with nearly one quarter of a billion school-aged children needing support.

In crises, absence of education leaves children & youth vulnerable to violence and exploitation.

@EiEGenevaHub

https://t.co/Ee12j8nRjz

[GCPEA Secretariat @GCPEAtweets]

🚨A reminder that @GCPEAtweets is hiring!

We are looking for a Nairobi-based consultant to join the Coalition to support the organization of the Fifth International Conference on the #SSD.

For more information and to apply, please visit: https://t.co/jTKn9cZM9q

[GCPEA Secretariat @GCPEAtweets]

🚨@GCPEAtweets is hiring!

We are seeking applications for a senior coordinator for the Fifth International Conference on the Safe Schools Declaration. The consultant will be based in Nairobi.

For more information and to apply, please visit: https://t.co/jTKn9cZejS

[Dallaire Institute for Children, Peace & Security @DallaireInst]

On #RedHandDay, we raise our voices against the recruitment and use of children. Join us in taking a stand, raise your red. #RedHandDay #RaiseYourRed #Children #Security #Peace #RomeoDallaire

[Watchlist @1612Watchlist]

The @UN’s @childreninwar mandate seeks to end and prevent the 6 grave violations against children in armed conflict:

1⃣Killing & maiming
2⃣Recruitment & use
3⃣Sexual violence
4⃣Abduction
5⃣Attacks on schools or hospitals
6⃣Denial of humanitarian access

#RaiseYourRed #RedHandDay

[Kenya Mission UN Geneva @KenyaMissionUNG]

Education cannot be a casualty of war.🇰🇪looks forward to hosting the 5th International Conference on the Safe Schools Declaration in 2025 and believes in the fundamental commitment to ensuring that students, teachers & educational institutions remain safe during times of war.