HRC49: Denmark part of joint statement that deplores violations of children's rights in conflict worldwide, including attacks on schools
Agenda item 3, 49º HRC [A/HRC/49/58].
Item 3: Clustered interactive dialogue with the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children and the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for children and armed conflict. Statement about the Safe School Declaration.
Safe Schools Declaration - Joint statement.
I take the floor on behalf of a group of states of the Safe Schools Declaration.
The Safe Schools Declaration (SSD) is an intergovernmental political commitment to protect education from attack and continuing education during armed conflict. Since it was adopted in 2015, one hundred fourteen States have endorsed the Declaration.
The Fourth International Conference on the Safe Schools Declaration was held in Abuja, Nigeria in 2021. States, international organizations and civil society took stock of progress on implementation of the Declaration, shared good practices, and strengthened collaboration to ensure that all students and educators can learn and teach in a safe way. We thank the Special Representative, Virginia Gamba, for her participation in the Conference and her strong support for the Declaration.
We welcome the activities of the Special Representative to address the military use of schools, and the repeated calls made by Ms. Gamba to Member States to endorse and implement the SSD.
We deplore the on-going violations of children’s rights in conflict worldwide, including attacks and threats of attacks on schools and universities as well as the military use of educational infrastructure. We welcome the adoption, in 2021, of the first standalone Security Council Resolution 2601, on protection of education in conflict.
Education is not only a fundamental human right; it is also an essential protection mechanism.
We reiterate our call to all states to endorse and implement the SSD and its Guidelines.
Item 3: Clustered interactive dialogue with the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children and the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for children and armed conflict. Statement about the Safe School Declaration.
Safe Schools Declaration - Joint statement.
I take the floor on behalf of a group of states of the Safe Schools Declaration.
The Safe Schools Declaration (SSD) is an intergovernmental political commitment to protect education from attack and continuing education during armed conflict. Since it was adopted in 2015, one hundred fourteen States have endorsed the Declaration.
The Fourth International Conference on the Safe Schools Declaration was held in Abuja, Nigeria in 2021. States, international organizations and civil society took stock of progress on implementation of the Declaration, shared good practices, and strengthened collaboration to ensure that all students and educators can learn and teach in a safe way. We thank the Special Representative, Virginia Gamba, for her participation in the Conference and her strong support for the Declaration.
We welcome the activities of the Special Representative to address the military use of schools, and the repeated calls made by Ms. Gamba to Member States to endorse and implement the SSD.
We deplore the on-going violations of children’s rights in conflict worldwide, including attacks and threats of attacks on schools and universities as well as the military use of educational infrastructure. We welcome the adoption, in 2021, of the first standalone Security Council Resolution 2601, on protection of education in conflict.
Education is not only a fundamental human right; it is also an essential protection mechanism.
We reiterate our call to all states to endorse and implement the SSD and its Guidelines.