All students and educators, and schools and universities, are protected from attacks during armed conflict, including through prevention and response measures.
Our Mission
To protect education from attack through advocacy that leverages the strengths of our diverse membership.
Attacks on education occur in many countries affected by armed conflict, insecurity, and weak systems of human rights protections or political pluralism. Schools and universities should be safe havens where students and educators can work toward a better future. Instead, in at least 37 countries globally, there is a pattern of attacks on education by state security forces and non-state armed groups.
Education under Attack is the flagship report of the Global Coalition to Protect Education from Attack. The 2026 edition of the report, which was launched in June 2026, is the eighth in the series, and profiles 28 countries that experienced at least 10 attacks on education in the last two years.
Steep increase in violent attacks on education globally
University World News, July 5, 2026
Nathan M Greenfield | 05 July 2026 The ballistic missile and drone attack on Kyiv on the night of 1 into 2 July 2026 killed 31 people, injured 102 and destroyed or damaged…