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education is a human right
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and yet in the last five years
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22 000 students and academics in 93
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countries
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have had their education deliberately
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destroyed
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these attacks occur in many forms
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sexual assaults and exploitation of
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girls and women
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murder and kidnapping of educators and
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students
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military occupation of schools
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these deliberate attacks are committed
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by those who have political
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ideological religious and military
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motives
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when education is destroyed like this
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it's not difficult to imagine the many
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horrors
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that fill the void
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together we can stop attacks on
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education
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together we can protect children's
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futures
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unite to protect
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a powerful and inspiring message
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indeed together we can't stop attacks on
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education
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hello from doha welcome to this historic
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virtual session to mark
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the first ever international day to
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protect education from attack
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my name is foley battibaux principal
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presenter at al jazeera english
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television
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and i'm honored to be your host for this
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high level event
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we gathered today to remind the world
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that education
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must be a priority and should remain at
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the top of the global agenda
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as we saw a moment ago the stakes are
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high and much remains to be done to
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protect children's rights to education
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especially in countries of conflict and
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insecurity
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but there is hope and progress has been
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made
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if we can continue to work together we
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can be united
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to protect education
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the current crisis calls for a concerted
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global
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action to ensure a safe and secure
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environment for students
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education is the primary instrument of
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social mobility and integral
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development we owe it to ourselves and
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indeed
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to our children to secure a future where
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the right to an education
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the right to attend school the right to
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learn
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and develop is not a privilege but the
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norm
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in a child's life now as a result of the
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covet 19 pandemic
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school closures are affecting 90 percent
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of the world's student population
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decimated learning resources and
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traumatized
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students and teachers are becoming all
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too
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commonplace in situations of conflict
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poverty
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humanitarian crisis or health emergency
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we must avoid a generational catastrophe
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hundreds of millions of children are
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under severe attack
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their freedom safety education
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and even childhood in severe danger
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it means protecting education from
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potential threats
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and risks like terrorism war
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armed conflicts extremism and also from
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poverty and diseases
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over 250 million children are still out
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of school because of barriers such as
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discrimination
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conflict and poverty we owe it to all
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children to protect
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their access to quality education we
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have the power
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to ensure that no one go without
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quality education particularly
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those already living amid the trauma
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and tragedies of conflict you see
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firsthand that the foundations
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of our future are at stake that
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education cannot be taken for granted
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in the most conflict-stricken areas of
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the world
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lie brilliant minds education helps
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build peaceful societies
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prevents radicalism and reduces violent
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crime
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it is the first necessary step to
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protecting our children
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from attacks on their education and
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showing
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our global commitment to students from
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all over the world
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a strong call to action from world
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leaders campaigners
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artists and activists on this first
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international day
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to protect education from attack and
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we're honored by the presence of world
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leaders today
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their participation not only
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demonstrates global leadership and
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support for the need to protect
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education from attack
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but it also provides a global forum to
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exchange ideas on how we can all help
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so i'd like to invite all of you our
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audience to join in on this conversation
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on social media channels using the
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hashtag unite
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to protect which is on your screen right
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now
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now on the 28th of may the un general
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assembly adopted the resolution that
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brought this day into being
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following a call for action by her
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highness she hamosa vince nase
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the chairperson of education above all
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foundation and unsustainable development
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goals advocate
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her highness identified the need for an
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international day to shine a light
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on the plight of more than 75 million
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children and young people
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who are currently in urgent need to have
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safe and quality education
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in 35 crisis affected countries
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excellencies
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ladies and gentlemen it's now my honor
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to invite her highness
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shiramusa bins nase the chairperson of
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education above all foundation and u.n
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sustainable goals develop advocate
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advocate
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to give her address on this
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international day to protect
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thank you thank you very much your
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highness for underlining the importance
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of ensuring that september 9th
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is an annual day that can lead to real
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change to protect education from attack
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now earlier this year when the un
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general assembly unanimously decided to
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establish international day to protect
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education from attack
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our next distinguished guest called for
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the urgent protection of children and
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youth in conflict zones
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especially during this global pandemic
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saying
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our children must have a safe and secure
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environment
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in which to learn ladies and gentlemen
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it's my great honor to introduce to you
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now
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his excellency mr antonia gutierrez
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secretary general of the united nations
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your highness excellencies ladies and
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gentlemen
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i am pleased to join you for the first
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observance of the international day to
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protect
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education from attack i thank the state
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of qatar unesco unicef and the education
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above all foundation
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for organizing these high-level events
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education is a fundamental human right
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it is an essential driver for fostering
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peace
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promoting just societies and supporting
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sustainable development
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without quality education for all we
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cannot eliminate
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poverty tackle inequality fight climate
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change
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or promote peace without education
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we simply cannot achieve the sustainable
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development goals
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in the words of philosopher anaharan
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for the task of and i quote renewing
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a common world but too often
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the right to education falls under
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attack especially in conflict-affected
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areas
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where entire populations can be denied
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learning
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violence against education can take
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various forms
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targeting education facilities students
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teachers and education personnel
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today attacks on education due to
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conflict and insecurity
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are on the rise between 2015 and 2019
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there were some 11 000 reported armed
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attacks on education
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in addition to depriving millions of
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vulnerable learners for
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accessing education this violence has
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serious adverse effects
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including increased dropout rates
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prolonged educational disruption
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child recruitment into armed groups
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early pregnancy
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and sexual violence these attacks
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simply must not continue i urge all
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member states to honor their commitments
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and their existing international
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agreements
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that prohibit the tax on the right to
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education
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schools and universities are supposed to
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be safe spaces
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where learners can grow developed and be
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empowered
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a welcome stakes steps taken by member
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states to protect educational
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institutions
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and those who need them these include
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the safe schools declaration
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which aims to protect education from
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attack and to prevent schools and
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universities from being used for
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military purposes
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to date 104 countries have endorsed this
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declaration
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but we need more first we need to ensure
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that
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when it comes to education all
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means all i urge all united nations
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member states to ensure the provision of
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education for
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all even in times of conflict and
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particularly for the most vulnerable
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such as refugees and displaced persons
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in protecting education from attack we
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must also use education
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as the force to prevent attacks that is
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why the united nations is working to
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prevent violent extremism through
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education
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we are helping young people rise above
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radical messages to build more peaceful
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societies
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by giving them more autonomy and raising
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awareness of human rights
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we are building the foundations of
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durable peace
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second we need to improve our knowledge
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of attacks on education
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this means enhancing monitoring
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reporting and investigation of attacks
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so the perpetrators can be held to
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account
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initiatives such as the education under
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attack
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provide very important contribution as
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they document targeted and
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indiscriminate attacks on schools and
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universities around the world
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finally we must use recovery from the
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coveted 19 pandemic as an opportunity to
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build a better world
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the pandemic has shed an important light
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on the fault lines running throughout
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societies
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one of these is in equal access to
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education
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as we work to achieve the sustainable
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development goals
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over the coming decades we must ensure
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that no one is left behind
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and for that we need quality education
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for all
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and safe places for students to learn
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thank you you thank you your excellency
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antonio guterres for highlighting u.n
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action
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to protect education around the world
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now we're also honored to be joined by
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the president of the 74th
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session of the un general assembly his
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excellency professor tijani mohammed
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bandy
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your excellency
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your highness sheikha mother being
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necessary chairperson
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of education above all foundation and
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new and sustainable goals advocate
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excellencies ladies and gentlemen i
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thank the state of qatar
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unesco unicef and the educational bubble
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foundation
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for organizing to this virtual
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high-level event the grid 19 pandemic
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has demonstrated
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that education is one of the public
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services
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but that most vulnerable to external
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shocks
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in fragile context education is one of
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the first to be impacted by conflict and
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violence
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it's critical that we continue to
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advocate for the cessation of
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hostilities
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and the protection of civilians while
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we respond to the fall out of the of the
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coronavirus pandemic
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today more countries are experiencing
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violent conflict than in the three
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decades since the adoption of the
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convention
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on the rights of the child violent
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conflict has resulted
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in the displacement of more than 30
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million children the threat
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of disruption of education has in turn
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triggered
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displacement to this end i welcome the
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secretary general's call
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for a global ceasefire and uphold the
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work of the special representative
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of the secretary for children and armed
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conflict
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i thought that the united nations
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speaking keeping troops
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and personnel on the front lines equal
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access to college education
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has been an overreaching priority also
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in deforestation of the general assembly
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i command the government and people of
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qatar and all
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these 62 corresponds to a member states
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for bringing this critical issue
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to the attention of the world in
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adapting resolution 72
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275 to establish the international day
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to protect education from attack
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the entire membership of the general
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assembly upheld the values
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underpinning the charter of the united
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nations while working remotely to
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mitigate the spread of government 19.
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excellencies in 2015 we adopted the 2030
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agenda for the development and committed
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to achieving equal access to country
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education for all
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yet since then there have there have
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been
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over three thousand over seven thousand
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three hundred attacks on education
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two-thirds of this were direct attacks
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on schools including
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arson ground and asteroids raids
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looting and use of explosive devices
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without nursing we are witnessing the
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military occupational schools
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which causes the compass or compasses to
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lose civilian status thus
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facing threats of attack as a lawful
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military target
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furthermore proximity to weapons open
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brs
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places students at risk of forced
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recruitment sexual violence
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and abduction it is most disturbing
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excellencies that 70 years after the
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geneva convention came into being
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we must continue to remind the world
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that students teachers
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and schools are protected as villains
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and civilian objects under international
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human trade law
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we must take urgent actions to protect
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and uphold
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the rights of children in all
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circumstances no one is above the law
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and all perpetrators of attack on
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education should be held accountable
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i call on member states who have not
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already done so
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to endorse the safe schools declaration
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and to support unicef's
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change agenda we must invest in
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strengthening
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the monitoring and reporting of attacks
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on education and disagree that
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get this data to improve our response to
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attacks on education
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in post-conference settings we must give
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higher priority to education
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rebuilding education systems is the
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foundation of peace building
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the critical action to break the cycle
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of fragility
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education provides youth with medical
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skills tolerance and coping mechanisms
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required to navigate life changes
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the global partnership for education
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estimates that each year
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of education reduces the risk of
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involvement in conflict by
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by approximately 20 percent we must
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provide flexible and accelerated funding
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to ensure a continuity of education this
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requires
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transitional education planning teacher
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training and the adoption of innovative
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solutions such as unicef's
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community-based education and radio
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programming
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excellencies in closing in this
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decade of action and deliberate to
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implement the sustainable development
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goals
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we must convince all stakeholders to to
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take transformative actions
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in order to create a better world let
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this inaugural
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in the international day to protect
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education from attack
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be the catalyst for progress as we
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strive together to deliver for all i
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thank you
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thank you very much thank you your
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excellency for
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the un general assembly's continued
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commitment to strengthen processes that
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safeguard quality education
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in conflict situation thank you also
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once again to his excellency ms antonio
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gutierrez for his continued commitment
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to this cause
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and i'd like to take this opportunity
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once again to thank her highness
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sheramosa vince nasser for her
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leadership and
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vision and now for the second part of
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our discussion today we'll focus on the
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global action that's already been taken
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to safeguard education
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and explore what remains to be done for
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over a decade since the 2010 education
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in emergencies u.n general assembly
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resolution
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through to the establishment of the un
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international day to protect
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education from attack qatar has
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championed and remained committed
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to the protection of education and has
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ensured that it is a priority
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on the global agenda it's now my
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pleasure to introduce the deputy prime
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minister and minister of foreign affairs
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of the state of qatar
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his excellency sheikh mohammed bin
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abdulrahman al-fani
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bismillah
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foreign
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foreign
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american thank you
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thank you to the deputy prime minister
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and minister of foreign affairs for
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the state of qatar for the update on
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what the state of qatar is doing to
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advance this initiative now belgium has
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been appointed as the chair of the
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working group of children in armed
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conflict and is a member of the u.n
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security council
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in this critical time for education for
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marginalized vulnerable children
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please help me welcome now his
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excellency philippe goffa the minister
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of foreign affairs and defense for the
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kingdom of belgium
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thank you excellence
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foundation education
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thank you very much mr gofan minister of
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foreign affairs and
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defense for the kingdom of belgium now
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as we know there are millions of
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children
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all over the world living in situations
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of armed conflict and humanitarian
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emergency
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the international committee of the red
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cross has been on the front lines
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providing assistance and safeguarding
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access to education for children
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who live in armed conflict it's now my
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pleasure to welcome the president of the
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international committee of the red cross
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mr peter maurer
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excellencies congratulations to your
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highness shaykh musa bin nasser
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and the state of qatar on your dedicated
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efforts to advance
53:25
on this critical issue this week
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i'm traveling to the sahel region to
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visit icrc operations and discuss
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our humanitarian concerns with
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authorities
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as in many violent places around the
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world the children of the sahel have
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suffered enormously during conflict
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including the loss of their schooling
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i have stood in the ruins of schools in
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africa
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the middle east and latin america
53:53
classrooms bombed
53:55
fired upon teachers threatened
53:58
schools have become treacherous places
54:01
instead of refuge for learning and
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opportunity
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attacks on education are attacks on the
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future potential of individuals
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communities
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and entire countries an international
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humanitarian law is clear
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during conflict education must not be
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targeted
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parties must protect students
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educational personnel
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schools and other educational facilities
54:28
the icrc is pleased to see the rules of
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ihl
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and the priority to facilitate access to
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education reflected in the resolution to
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establish the international day
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to protect education from attack
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now we need to see better behaviors on
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the battlefields
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the icrc is well placed to respond when
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educational systems are plunged into
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crisis
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through our contact with authorities and
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weapon bearers
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our proximity to affected communities
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and our access
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to hard to reach areas
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we will keep working to safeguard
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schools and communities
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through risk awareness training
55:12
introducing
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protective security measures to school
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buildings
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providing mental health support to
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teachers
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and providing vocational training to
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people detained
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today the covet 19 pandemic has sparked
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a new education crisis on a massive
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scale
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i fear especially for vulnerable
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children and youth impacted by violence
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displacement and protracted conflict
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in response to this new crisis icrc has
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designed a multidisciplinary approach
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from facilitating electronic learning
55:50
through promoting hygiene and providing
55:53
psychosocial support to teachers
55:56
we certainly will need to be smarter and
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better
55:59
in cooperating and leveraging our
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complementary strength
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collectively we need to do more
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i hope this international day is a clear
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rallying calling for
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action we must not simply help people
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survive
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we must enable lives of dignity
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and opportunity i thank you
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thank you thank you to mr peter maura
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for highlighting
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the important work of the icrc
56:32
and now we're privileged to hear from mr
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david beckham
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speaking today in his capacity as unicef
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goodwill ambassador
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and the founder of the seven fund for
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unicef mr beckham
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hello everyone it is my great pleasure
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to be here
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with you all today firstly my sincere
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thanks to her highness shaco mozar
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vinassa for inviting me to lend my voice
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to those fighting for education for
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children around the world
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your highness thank you for your
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commitment to education
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and for providing this forum at such a
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crucial time
57:10
in our world for 15 years
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i have been proud to work with unicef as
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a global ambassador
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five years ago in partner with unicef i
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launched
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the seven fund for children and together
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we advocate
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for the rights of children and
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particularly for their right
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to health care and education
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i know from my work with unicef just how
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lucky i was as a child
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i was blessed to have a supportive
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family and also
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access to education with teachers and
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coaches who encouraged me
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and helped me to achieve my dreams
57:49
we know that children want to learn they
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want to go to school
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to be in class with their teachers and
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being among
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their friends in a safe environment
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this should not be a luxury for any
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child
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this is their right
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sadly continued conflict around the
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world is affecting the future of
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entire generations of children and this
58:15
year
58:16
a new horror for children to face kogit
58:19
19 has ripped through
58:20
communities taken lives threatened
58:23
livelihoods
58:24
and disrupted education for many
58:27
millions
58:29
children's physical health has been
58:31
threatened
58:32
and so has their mental health at a time
58:35
when many are being denied access to
58:37
education as schools
58:39
address the impact of the pandemic so
58:43
education and our fight for access for
58:45
all
58:46
has never been more important
58:49
education is the foundation for peace
58:51
and prosperity
58:53
it can make or break a child's future
58:57
five years ago i went to nepal to visit
59:00
the temporary learning centers that
59:01
unicef
59:02
had helped set up following the
59:04
devastating earthquakes there
59:07
the boys and girls that i met just
59:09
wanted to go back to school
59:11
and back to normality to be supported to
59:14
fulfill their potential
59:15
after the catastrophic earthquake
59:19
these schools and the work that unicef
59:21
has was doing to support families
59:24
offered so many children who had lost
59:26
everything
59:27
a place to return to learning playing
59:29
and processing what had just happened to
59:32
them in time with our help
59:35
they could be kids once again
59:38
i also visited the philippines in 2014
59:41
in the wake of typhoon haiyan and there
59:44
i saw unicef's
59:46
vital emergency work for children i
59:49
visited santo nino school in tanawan
59:53
where thanks to unicef children from the
59:55
worst hit areas
59:56
were back in school in makeshift
59:58
classrooms
60:00
to see the difference this made to those
60:03
children who had been through
60:04
such a traumatic experience was truly
60:07
moving
60:09
i met an eight-year-old girl called
60:11
venus
60:12
who was attending a unicef supported
60:14
school in the aftermath of the typhoon
60:17
through unicef's work children like
60:20
venus
60:21
will be supported and given the help
60:23
that they need
60:24
and that is so incredibly important to
60:27
me
60:28
amid the chaos of war and conflict safe
60:31
spaces to learn
60:33
are even more important without access
60:36
to education
60:37
a generation of children living in
60:39
conflict will grow up without the skills
60:42
they need
60:43
to contribute to a more stable and
60:45
peaceful future
60:47
so today the international day to
60:50
protect education from attack
60:52
is such an important day for all of us
60:55
to focus
60:56
on our responsibilities to the children
60:58
around the world
61:00
it reminds us that we are all
61:03
accountable
61:04
all countries all people are responsible
61:08
for preventing attacks on education
61:11
ultimately children need peace but while
61:14
wars
61:15
conflict and disasters continue unicef
61:18
and its partners can help help to
61:20
protect
61:21
living through conflict and provide the
61:24
support
61:25
and opportunities children need to cope
61:28
to recover
61:28
and to thrive once again
61:31
thank you for welcoming me here today in
61:34
my role
61:35
as a goodwill global ambassador for
61:38
unicef
61:39
to share some of my thoughts and to
61:41
shine a light on the incredible work
61:43
that unicef continues to do
61:45
for children around the world it is my
61:48
pleasure to join you all
61:50
in this mission to protect children
61:52
today
61:53
and in the future thank you
61:57
indeed we are all accountable thank you
61:59
very much mr beckham for sharing your
62:02
passion
62:02
with us and with that i'd like to thank
62:05
all of our keynote
62:06
speakers today for their time and
62:07
commitment to the international day to
62:09
protect
62:10
education from attack and the valuable
62:12
insights they've shared with us
62:14
now as we've heard the kovit 19 pandemic
62:17
has disrupted the education of students
62:19
across the world this year
62:21
especially those living in conflict
62:23
situations
62:24
let's now hear from three students who
62:26
originate from countries where education
62:29
is frequently under attack to become a
62:32
journalist
62:33
i am certain to see how many children in
62:36
students are affected by tax on school
62:38
unfortunately this is still a global
62:40
issue affecting many communities
62:43
i am here today on first international
62:45
day to protect education
62:47
from attack to add my voice to call the
62:49
global community
62:50
to stop attacks on education all around
62:53
the world
62:54
when education comes under attack women
62:57
and girls suffer the most
63:00
times of insecurity are when we are most
63:03
vulnerable
63:04
we face the threats of child marriage
63:07
domestic violence human trafficking
63:10
and sexual abuse the impact of this can
63:14
extend
63:15
across generations but i choose to
63:18
believe in hope
63:20
as a girl i chose education
63:23
and i chose peace i am proud of to be
63:26
part of this important occasion
63:28
i know the value of education in
63:30
developing a sustainable wall
63:33
although i have been fortunate to have
63:35
completed my own education
63:37
i know this is not the same reality for
63:40
many
63:41
i have witnessed fellow students jump
63:43
out of school building
63:45
in fear of attacks and violence can we
63:48
really build back data
63:50
if the most important tool education
63:52
itself is under attack
63:53
we must commit to making classrooms a
63:56
safe space
63:57
where learners can flourish and look at
63:59
the bright future
64:01
thank you
64:05
three distinct voices from three
64:07
different parts of the world but
64:09
one clear message protect education at
64:12
all costs
64:13
the urgency of our cast today is even
64:16
more amplified by the severe
64:17
impact of the global cov19 pandemic
64:20
particularly
64:21
on children's access to education
64:23
everywhere at its peak
64:25
the health crisis forced 1.6 billion
64:28
children out of school
64:29
representing about 90 percent of the
64:31
world students in more than 190
64:33
countries
64:34
the pandemic has simply been
64:36
catastrophic for education
64:37
in every part of the world especially
64:39
for children and youth in poor
64:41
communities and conflict zones who were
64:43
already struggling to attend school
64:45
many simply don't have the luxury of
64:47
taking part in distance learning
64:49
since most don't have access to laptops
64:51
or internet connection
64:53
now this global emergency has
64:55
highlighted therefore
64:56
the long existing inequalities in
64:59
education
64:59
and the urgent need to address them so
65:02
we're eager to hear from
65:04
leaders of international organizations
65:05
like the un and others
65:07
to shed light on their vision for the
65:09
international day
65:10
and how they'll tackle the problem of
65:12
attacks on education
65:14
in the covet 19 era how can we galvanize
65:17
support during this day to build back a
65:20
better education system for all
65:22
children our co-partners for this
65:24
high-level event are unicef and unesco
65:27
and we look forward to learning from
65:28
their experiences on and how their
65:30
agencies work together across the un
65:32
system
65:33
to address challenges so let me now
65:35
introduce our high level panel with
65:37
eight
65:38
distinguished guests ladies and
65:40
gentlemen we're joined
65:42
by henrietta four the executive director
65:45
of unicef
65:47
stefania giannini the assistant director
65:49
general of unesco
65:51
also with us her excellency virginia
65:54
gamba
65:54
united nations special representative of
65:56
the secretary general for children and
65:58
armed conflict
66:00
hassan al-tawadi is secretary general of
66:03
the supreme committee for delivery and
66:05
legacy of the state of qatar
66:08
with us as well dr howard taylor
66:10
executive director of the
66:12
end violence partnership ms hindu umaru
66:15
ibrahim is president
66:16
of the association for indigenous women
66:18
and peoples of chad
66:20
and sustainable development goals
66:22
advocate of the secretary general
66:24
diane jones is executive director of the
66:27
global coalition to protect education
66:29
from attack
66:30
and unicef goodwill ambassador syrian
66:35
refugee
66:36
and education activist a very warm
66:39
welcome to you all
66:40
we're very pleased to have you with us
66:41
today let me start with you miss
66:43
henrietta for executive director of
66:45
unicef
66:46
ms4 covet 19 as we've heard has
66:49
disrupted the education of many of the
66:51
most marginalized and vulnerable
66:53
children
66:53
and we know that schools are crucial to
66:55
the health and well-being of these
66:57
children
66:58
what are your priorities to safeguard
67:01
the education for children in conflict
67:03
zones and
67:04
ensure that they are safe to learn and
67:06
play
67:09
so folly it's a it's a big order for all
67:12
of us with one billion children out of
67:14
school
67:15
but it's a very important one you are
67:17
right that what covid19 has done
67:20
is it's brought into stark contrast the
67:22
inequalities in our world
67:24
and that there are many children the
67:26
most marginalized or those
67:28
who are in conflict situations or
67:31
fleeing from conflict
67:33
that they really have a very difficult
67:35
time at this moment
67:37
in the world the number of attacks
67:40
on schools has been increasing so it's
67:43
an
67:43
added challenge but schools provide
67:46
something
67:47
more for children they provide a routine
67:51
they provide a psychosocial support
67:54
they provide often nutrition so they are
67:58
a place
67:58
of haven it is a place of learning it is
68:02
an
68:02
important place for a child's life you
68:05
also mentioned
68:06
where they can be safe and play so it's
68:08
important that there are
68:10
education toolkits which unicef and
68:13
our partners unesco and others are all
68:16
part of
68:17
textbooks tests tents for
68:20
temporary schools we rebuild learning
68:24
spaces and we train teachers we do
68:26
counseling and psycho
68:28
social support and in the time of covid
68:31
we really need distance learning
68:33
radio television and um
68:36
cell phones
68:39
schools are indeed a place of safe haven
68:41
as you say for many children
68:43
if i can ask you a follow-up question
68:44
miss four how is unicef planning to
68:47
ensure
68:48
those children living in conflict
68:50
situations with the greatest risk of
68:52
dropping out
68:53
actually remain in school
68:57
yes it's particularly an issue for girls
68:59
we're very worried that many of the
69:01
poorest girls in the poorest countries
69:03
will not have a chance to return to
69:05
school and
69:06
while we are all celebrating in
69:08
developed countries children returning
69:09
to school there will be many children
69:12
who will not be returning to school and
69:13
have no school to return
69:15
to and as a result it's going to be
69:18
very very important that as a world we
69:21
step
69:22
up our distance learning we have a
69:24
chance
69:25
with a couple of new programs one is
69:28
giga and one is generation unlimited
69:30
in which we are trying to connect every
69:33
school
69:34
in the world to the internet every
69:36
learner to the internet
69:37
every teacher so that they can become
69:41
a place where students can reach them
69:43
even if the schools are closed
69:45
but this will be important for our
69:47
future as a world we think it's a
69:49
once in a generation opportunity to do
69:52
so and a very important one
69:54
but on this very very important day we
69:57
want to be
69:58
a clear and strong voice with her
70:01
highness
70:02
stop attacks on education and protect
70:05
children's futures we urge all parties
70:08
to conflict to end attacks
70:10
on education urgently and
70:13
now well we hope your call is indeed
70:16
heard thank you very much miss four for
70:18
your remarks on
70:19
unicef's role in this very important
70:21
campaign for us
70:22
let's now turn to miss stefania giannini
70:25
she's the assistant director general of
70:26
unesco
70:27
if you can give us mr nini an update on
70:30
what unesco has been doing to address
70:31
attacks on education
70:33
thank you thank you very much and let me
70:36
first of all invite
70:38
to take a moment uh to recall
70:41
on this first important international
70:43
day to protect education from attack
70:46
that the covenanting pandemic has really
70:49
created
70:50
uh the largest disruption of education
70:52
systems in history i don't want to go
70:54
back to numbers already mentioned
70:57
but let me say that this crisis
71:00
definitely
71:01
amplifies exacerbates education
71:04
disparities inequality for those
71:06
most vulnerable learners living in
71:09
conflict
71:10
settings so why are we doing that to
71:12
address this topic
71:13
differently while applying our
71:17
greatest force all together in a new
71:20
kind of partnership
71:21
with unicef with all other partners
71:24
in un systems and outside
71:28
it's about ensuring that all children
71:31
have
71:31
access to education but we see we
71:34
realize
71:35
from the very beginning that access to
71:36
connectivity become in many countries
71:38
a prequisite a condition for ensuring
71:41
the right education
71:42
and we are committed to building um
71:45
a more resilient education systems
71:48
worldwide and we are working
71:49
to place technology as a robust
71:54
immediate solution to ensure continuity
71:56
learning
71:57
when learners cannot access education in
72:00
schools
72:02
be due to conflicts or pandemics and
72:05
this is very much about
72:06
also trying to leverage uh hybrid
72:09
learning systems
72:11
to this end unesco has supported
72:14
ministries of education around world
72:16
to sep up distance learning solutions
72:19
leveraging high tech but at the same
72:22
time
72:23
also low tech and no tech approaches
72:27
unesco has assisted 35 ministries of
72:31
education in developing places
72:33
to prevent and address the impact of
72:36
kavi 19
72:38
in crisis and conflict settings
72:41
well let me say that to bounce back this
72:45
crisis
72:46
as inclusive and empower society
72:49
we have to use all actors
72:52
to strengthen education financing and
72:54
remain
72:55
united in the quest to protect education
72:58
from attack and this is a joint highness
73:02
sheikha moza in her call for action
73:06
remain united thank you very much miss
73:09
janine for
73:10
your commitment in building a more
73:11
resilient education system
73:13
indeed as we've heard from our partners
73:15
unesco and unicef
73:17
our strength as a global community lies
73:19
in our ability to collaborate across
73:21
sectors
73:22
and adapt to the challenges we all face
73:25
your excellency ms virginia gamba
73:27
as united nations special representative
73:29
for children in armed conflict what
73:32
would you say is your number one
73:34
priority in leading your organization's
73:36
agenda
73:37
in relation to education related grade
73:39
violations against children
73:41
well in 2019 my office verified hundreds
73:45
of attacks on schools as well as
73:47
military use of schools
73:48
in the complete situations we monitor
73:51
schools were looted burned
73:52
shelled shot at and demolished some
73:55
schools were occupied by ungroups of
73:57
courses
73:58
denying they're used to children boys
74:00
attending school were abducted
74:02
recruited or hurt for girls it was even
74:04
worse
74:05
they were abducted sexually abused
74:07
forcibly married
74:09
trafficked or killed parents are fearful
74:12
of sending their children to school and
74:14
teachers leave school for lack of safety
74:17
the consequences of these attacks on the
74:19
well-being and long-term development of
74:21
these children
74:22
is immense my priority is to advocate
74:25
for and research into
74:27
better protection of schools and
74:29
students from attack
74:31
and ensure quality education for
74:33
reintegrated
74:34
children my office will shortly open a
74:36
research
74:37
hub in doa so that we together with our
74:40
united nations and civil society
74:42
partners can develop ways
74:44
to improve capacity building
74:46
accountability monitoring and prevention
74:48
of attacks
74:49
on schools and education and i want to
74:52
thank the state of
74:53
an education above all for organizing
74:56
this first commemoration
74:58
this event must become a yearly call to
75:01
action
75:01
to better protect education for children
75:04
in situations of one conflict
75:06
so let us unite and act now thank you
75:10
thank you very much thank you your
75:11
excellency miss gamba for those remarks
75:14
let's now bring in mr hasan al-tawadi to
75:16
the conversation mr tawari you're the
75:18
secretary general of the supreme
75:20
committee for delivery and legacy of the
75:22
state of qatar the qatar world cup 2022
75:25
made
75:26
very specific promises during the bid
75:28
process to host a tournament nearly
75:30
a decade ago 10 years ago and these
75:32
promises focus in part on the important
75:35
legacy it will leave behind can you give
75:37
us an update on that and and also how it
75:39
helps tackle the core aim
75:41
of this international day to protect
75:43
education from attack
75:45
absolutely thank you very much i want to
75:47
start by thanking
75:50
my highness's leadership on education
75:52
over the years has been inspirational
75:54
for our country
75:55
as well as the global community now
75:57
today's event is a manifestation of her
75:59
deep commitment to providing hope and
76:00
opportunities
76:01
that serve to protect education in parts
76:03
of our world where children are most
76:05
vulnerable
76:06
now predicting education from attack is
76:08
an important tent of the state of
76:10
qatar's international commitments
76:12
our country is steadfast in wanting to
76:14
resolve conflict through dialogue and
76:16
negotiation
76:17
and without a doubt sports and football
76:19
in particular
76:20
can play an extremely important role in
76:22
contributing to that protection
76:24
now sports teaches us so much it allows
76:27
self-expression
76:28
it develops character it fosters a
76:31
freedom of spirit
76:32
and we're using the world cup in 2022
76:35
and the power of football
76:37
to protect and encourage education for
76:39
all now how do we do this we're doing
76:41
this through a program called generation
76:42
amazing
76:43
it's a critical pillar in qatar 2022's
76:45
legacy plans
76:47
we work in a number of uh current and
76:49
former conflict zones with numerous
76:51
partners
76:51
education above all being one of them
76:54
one of the most important partners
76:56
helping to empower boys and girls and
76:58
the wider communities that they live in
76:59
every day
77:01
to give you an example of of the success
77:03
of generation amazing i'd like to tell
77:04
you a story of
77:05
maher ahmed miyanji from karachi in
77:07
pakistan
77:09
in 2013 maher started an ngo called
77:12
woman
77:12
is a nation win focused on advocacy
77:16
for women's education unfortunately
77:19
after numerous threats on her life as
77:21
well as her families
77:22
she reluctantly stepped away from her
77:24
work in 2015
77:26
she joined a generation amazing program
77:29
she discovered
77:30
the joy of football it assisted in
77:32
building her confidence
77:33
communication and leadership skills but
77:35
also more importantly she met
77:37
like-minded people that encouraged her
77:39
and supported her to resume her work and
77:42
with what can only be described as
77:45
immense courage
77:46
she went on to revive her program win
77:49
which has now been rightly recognized by
77:51
the u.n
77:53
and provided
77:57
a long-lasting impact within her
77:58
community
78:00
now her story inspires me to ensure the
78:02
generation amazing lives on
78:03
long after 2022. you know while we're
78:07
continuing our plans to welcome the
78:08
world for what will be undoubtedly an
78:10
unforgettable world cup
78:13
for us long after the winning team has
78:15
lifted the trophy
78:16
the legacy of the tournament will
78:18
continue to resonate in the stories of
78:20
mahira and others
78:21
that continue to strive for education
78:23
aided by
78:24
the special power and the transfer
78:26
transformational potential
78:28
of sports thank you very much
78:31
mr al tawadi and i know that we're all
78:34
looking forward to the qatar
78:36
world cup in 2022 thank you for your
78:38
remarks
78:39
dr taylor let me turn to you now as
78:41
executive director of the
78:43
end violence partnership what would you
78:45
say
78:46
governments should do more what more can
78:48
they do to protect children's right to
78:50
education
78:51
and make sure that they're safe to learn
78:53
particularly in situations of insecurity
78:55
and aren't conflict
78:57
thanks wally we know that during armed
78:59
conflict children can be at risk on
79:01
their way
79:01
to and from school and also while
79:04
they're at school and that includes
79:05
children who experience
79:06
violence from teachers and from other
79:09
children and we also know that that
79:11
undermines their health their education
79:12
their well-being
79:14
and their development sometimes that has
79:15
lifelong implications
79:17
for the children as they grow up for
79:18
families communities
79:20
and for economies at the end violence
79:23
partnership we work with our 450
79:25
partners and we act as a global platform
79:27
for advocacy for evidence-based action
79:30
and for investments to keep children
79:32
safe wherever they are at home
79:34
online safe in their communities and of
79:36
course safe at school
79:37
to make sure that children are safe to
79:40
learn we urge governments in the
79:41
international community
79:42
to do four or five things first of all
79:45
let's all leverage this incredible
79:46
international day to protect education
79:48
from attack
79:49
let's use it to focus attention raise
79:51
awareness and ensure the political will
79:54
and the financial investments are
79:56
proportional to the scale and the impact
79:58
of the challenge
79:59
let's also advocate with all parties to
80:01
conflict ensure that children's rights
80:03
are protected
80:04
including their critical right to
80:06
education
80:07
let's endorse the safe schools
80:09
declaration and
80:11
critically implement it in a gender
80:13
sensitive way
80:14
let's also support the complementary
80:16
safe to learn initiative to end
80:18
all violence in and through schools and
80:20
let's get governments to encourage and
80:22
incentivize the education sector and
80:24
child protection systems
80:25
to work better together to meet the
80:27
needs of all learners and to
80:29
purposefully address the gaps that
80:30
existed before kobit 19
80:32
but which have increased during the
80:34
pandemic i do think that right now
80:37
we have an opportunity to build back
80:39
better beyond covert 19.
80:41
and let me add my thanks to her highness
80:43
in the state of qatar for their advocacy
80:45
to create this important day but let's
80:47
not just talk let's use this day as the
80:49
catalyst
80:50
to seize the opportunity to build back
80:52
better let's be intentional
80:54
intentional in our advocacy in our
80:56
action and in our support
80:58
to end all attacks on schools and all
81:00
violence against children
81:02
thank you let's not just talk a very
81:04
powerful message thank you very much dr
81:06
taylor uh hindu ibrahim let me turn to
81:09
you now you're the president of the
81:10
association for indigenous women and
81:12
peoples of chad
81:13
for the most vulnerable and indigenous
81:15
communities worldwide covet 19 of course
81:18
has increased inequalities
81:19
to services such as basic education such
81:22
as education how how can we work
81:24
together
81:24
miss ibrahim in covet recovery to build
81:28
stronger education systems that
81:29
guarantee education access for all
81:32
including for indigenous communities
81:35
thank you very much uh so we all know
81:37
that education is a mind's tune
81:40
to build better future and we also all
81:43
know that the world
81:44
most vulnerable communities are facing
81:48
three global threats covet 19 of course
81:52
climate change and lack of education and
81:56
before covet we know many communities do
81:59
not have
81:59
access already to the educations and
82:02
that including
82:03
indigenous communities i give you the
82:05
example from my own communities
82:07
being in nomadic communities around the
82:09
sahel so
82:10
you know that access to the education is
82:13
really a privilege for
82:14
those who are settled down and those who
82:17
are
82:17
having access to the big towns so
82:20
already we are getting marginalized
82:23
and that creating inequality between the
82:26
communities and inequality
82:28
between children where they can become
82:30
more marginalized
82:31
even with the other children's them
82:34
rights are not respected
82:36
and because of the poor educations
82:39
that mean also poor access to the
82:41
informations
82:42
that's why indigenous communities and
82:45
many other
82:46
are most vulnerable to the covet 19
82:49
because do not having access to the
82:50
clear information
82:52
they cannot apply all the major barriers
82:55
that is imposed to protect themselves
82:59
and we know also the education
83:03
is the key for development and
83:06
when there is sickness there is uh
83:09
like coffee there is no education so the
83:12
poverty and not development
83:14
will be increased in many communities
83:16
but we are learning from developed
83:18
countries actually
83:19
during this time of coming their
83:21
educations through
83:23
zoom through radio through televisions
83:26
but
83:26
those alternatives are not possible
83:29
many communities around the world either
83:32
there is flood they cannot access to the
83:34
schools
83:35
or other there is not access to the
83:37
electricity at
83:39
all so they cannot have access to those
83:41
educations
83:42
but how we can think learn better to
83:45
build
83:45
better futures we can learn from this
83:48
pandemic
83:48
we can learn how technology is helping
83:52
all the world to get connected and how
83:54
we can doing it in a second that we know
83:56
how we can change our life
83:58
so we can use those technology and give
84:01
it to the most vulnerable communities
84:04
to get access to the better educations
84:07
when there is attack
84:08
from covet or from climate or from
84:10
terrorists they can
84:11
get at least access to this education
84:14
they cannot be ignorant
84:15
and we all know that the health of our
84:18
planet
84:19
is directly linked to our own health
84:22
as people's to our safety and to our
84:24
development
84:26
thank you very much uh thank you henry
84:28
ibrahim for highlighting there the
84:30
opportunities that
84:31
you know can come out of this kovic 19
84:33
crisis in order to build back a better
84:35
education system and
84:37
thank you for telling us about the
84:38
experiences faced by the nomadic
84:40
communities in the sahara region of
84:42
africa
84:43
let me turn to you now miss nijoni
84:45
you're the executive director
84:46
of the global coalition to protect
84:48
education from attack and the statistics
84:50
are pretty grim
84:51
22 000 students teachers and academics
84:54
were killed
84:55
injured arrested or otherwise harmed in
84:58
attacks between 2015 and 2019
85:01
what is being done to address this
85:02
problem and also can you tell us about
85:04
the safe school declaration
85:06
and how we can build on its success
85:10
thank you very much for the opportunity
85:11
to join you on this momentous day
85:13
it's a great honor the safe schools
85:15
declaration is an intergovernmental
85:17
political commitment to protect
85:19
education during armed conflicts
85:20
launched in 2015.
85:22
104 states majority of all un members
85:25
have endorsed the declaration which
85:27
includes a commitment to use the
85:28
guidelines for protecting schools and
85:30
universities
85:31
from military use during armed conflict
85:33
and many states have taken concrete
85:35
action to implement the declaration
85:37
this has saved lives and enabled
85:39
students at all levels to realize their
85:41
right to education
85:42
for example the overall reported
85:44
incidence of military use of education
85:46
facilities
85:47
declined between 2015 and 2018 in the 12
85:50
countries that endorsed the declaration
85:52
in 2015
85:53
and experience military use in 2016 the
85:57
afghan ministry of education
85:59
calls on security forces to evacuate
86:01
schools between 2016 and 18
86:04
military use of schools significantly
86:06
decreased
86:09
denmark new zealand switzerland the
86:10
united kingdom norway and others have
86:12
updated their military manuals and
86:13
policies to protect schools from
86:15
military use
86:16
or to implement declaration commitments
86:19
implementation of the declaration has
86:21
continued during the coveted 19 crisis
86:24
in mali in june the ministry of
86:25
education called on the ministry of
86:27
defense
86:27
to respect the spirit of the guidelines
86:30
and not use closed schools for military
86:32
purposes
86:33
in burkina faso the minister of
86:35
education announced in may
86:36
that covert 19 related distance learning
86:39
would extend a student's effect like to
86:41
conflict
86:42
these and many other examples show how
86:44
the safe schools declaration
86:45
has served as a catalyst in preventing
86:47
and responding to attending education
86:50
the global health crisis offers an
86:51
opportunity to ensure
86:53
that all back-to-school campaigns and
86:55
related policies
86:56
incorporate the safe schools declaration
86:58
commitments and include
87:00
students impacted by attacks on
87:01
education we must seize this opening
87:05
thank you thank you very much miss nijon
87:07
for your remarks
87:09
let's now turn to someone and hear from
87:11
someone who's experienced
87:12
first-hand what we're discussing here
87:14
today mozun al-melihan please tell us
87:17
about
87:18
your personal experience as a syrian
87:20
refugee and education activist tell us
87:22
more about the difficulties of gaining
87:24
access to education
87:25
in a situation around conflict where
87:28
education is under deliberate
87:30
and systemic attack first of all thank
87:33
you so much
87:34
foley uh first of all
87:40
actually i have lived these difficulties
87:43
myself
87:44
during the conflict in syria as i have
87:47
witnessed many schools were attacked
87:49
which led
87:50
to many many of children to be out of
87:52
school
87:53
or even losing their lives i also
87:57
during working with unicef as a goodwill
87:59
ambassador
88:00
this has enabled me to witness
88:03
how the attack on education have had
88:07
impact the lives of many in countries
88:10
like
88:10
chad and maddie we know the protracted
88:14
nature of conflict today
88:16
affects the futures of entire
88:18
generations of
88:20
children especially their education
88:22
therefore
88:23
investing in education during
88:25
emergencies
88:26
helps to provide the stability and
88:29
opportunities
88:30
that the children need to cope with lose
88:33
fear
88:33
stress and violence ladies and gentlemen
88:38
today is an important day for protecting
88:41
education from attacks
88:43
we must work together so the attacks on
88:46
education
88:47
must stop including attacks on
88:50
and threats to students teachers
88:54
family schools as well as the use of
88:57
schools
88:57
for military purposes everything that
89:00
children
89:01
want is to learn and to be safe
89:04
this is their right so we cannot learn
89:08
when we are
89:09
afraid and i have lived this when i was
89:12
going to school
89:14
during the war in syria and they know
89:17
how difficult it is
89:18
to go to school and everything that you
89:21
are thinking about
89:22
is your safety it is more than enough
89:25
to keep witnessing the attacks on
89:27
education and this
89:29
must stop so thanks indeed to all of you
89:33
especially to her highness
89:37
for starting this journey to end these
89:40
attacks
89:41
thank you so much and shukran jazeelan
89:44
shukran shukran thank you so much
89:46
mozun for sharing your experience with
89:48
us
89:49
and thank you to the rest of the panel
89:51
for their informative and timely remarks
89:53
i believe we have time now for a few
89:54
questions from our online audience
89:57
who are watching us around the world i
89:59
have a question
90:00
first to you ms hindu ibrahim president
90:03
of the association for indigenous women
90:05
and peoples of chad
90:07
you talked about the sahel region in
90:08
your remarks
90:10
and that's where you come from
90:11
insecurity is a growing threat to
90:12
security
90:13
and an education in the sahel and
90:16
security issues are responsible for the
90:18
closure of many schools
90:19
leaving thousands of children out of
90:21
school how do we fight that tell us more
90:24
about that and what
90:25
you think the solutions are thank you
90:30
we already know there are some studies
90:32
that showing
90:33
more than 3 million children in west
90:36
africa in
90:37
central all the sahara regions who do
90:40
not
90:40
have access to the education just
90:42
because of the terrorist attack to the
90:44
school
90:45
and we all know about the famous
90:47
movement of
90:48
bring our girls back it is a reality
90:52
they can attack the school teachers or
90:55
young
90:55
just to prevent them to go to school i
90:58
would like to say here we need to
91:00
integrate a approach to prevent
91:03
attack today education because it's
91:06
school
91:07
or education system are clear target of
91:11
the terrorist groups or fundamentalists
91:13
because they know that if people get
91:15
educated they are aware
91:17
they can fight they cannot have all the
91:20
needs that they want they cannot buy
91:22
them to join these
91:23
ideas and i think this is not the
91:26
feature i want for my peoples
91:28
in the sahel so what we need
91:32
the solutions are there firstly
91:35
we need to fight and bring back the
91:38
peace
91:39
and security a stability is very
91:42
important to eradicate the poverty first
91:45
and the key are the implementation of
91:47
the sustainable development
91:49
goal by 2010 if we
91:52
achieve that we can achieve what we want
91:55
as securities
91:56
and today the main action at the
91:58
international level
92:00
uh fest to our regions are two pillars
92:03
humanitarian response uh to give food
92:06
when there is attack or military
92:08
response
92:08
to keep peace building but they forget
92:11
about the most
92:11
important pet pillars who is a
92:14
development
92:16
development in the rural areas because
92:18
more than 70 80 percent of the
92:20
population
92:21
depend from the land territories and
92:23
resources so if they give them the
92:25
development
92:26
they must unsure how they can get access
92:29
to the fear education
92:30
and i am now calling for support to the
92:34
sustainable economy grow
92:35
in the sahel to develop the sahara
92:38
regions
92:38
give access to the master of 50
92:42
younger generation to the education
92:45
because
92:46
only way to build lust and peace
92:48
education
92:49
for all indeed eradicate poverty bring
92:52
back peace and that will ensure security
92:54
thank you very much
92:55
uh hindu ibrahim for those remarks
92:57
another question here this one is for
92:59
the assistant director general of unesco
93:01
miss giannini
93:03
and this question is relating to
93:05
countries host countries of refugees if
93:07
you will turkey has been working hard
93:10
and ensuring refugees have access to
93:12
education and are granted the same
93:13
opportunities as they would
93:15
in their homeland what can be done to
93:18
encourage
93:19
this approach on a global scale
93:22
well thank you for your question and let
93:24
me first of all demand uh
93:26
turkey as an excellent example of
93:30
uh inclusion of refugees into the
93:33
national system
93:34
as you said and i get to recall a bit uh
93:38
the global compound of refugees uh which
93:41
calls
93:42
on governments to ensure inclusion of
93:45
refugees
93:46
international education system and this
93:48
is about the scaling up
93:49
worldwide these practices unesco pledged
93:53
to the global refugee
93:54
forum last december to support member
93:57
states and what we are doing definitely
93:59
is about
94:00
three different layers first
94:03
mapping good practice turkey is one of
94:06
the examples we could
94:07
see and and the share and as a
94:11
as a practice to be eventually
94:13
replicated or adapted in the encounters
94:16
second is providing policy guidance and
94:18
advice
94:19
and this is about the how to adapt
94:22
we have to to move to adapt education
94:24
systems
94:25
and include refugees and third point i i
94:28
care very much
94:29
is about really
94:32
and concretely establishing mechanisms
94:36
for recognition of higher learning
94:38
achievements and qualification let me
94:41
conclude mention a concrete example of
94:44
that
94:46
about unesco last year uh ancient
94:50
the so-called unesco qualification
94:52
passport what is about
94:54
about uh you know a system of
94:57
recognition
94:58
uh of uh qualification degrees
95:01
competencies
95:02
somehow whatever you did in your life
95:04
before
95:06
and not being able to bring uh you know
95:09
their
95:09
your papers diplomas once you flee
95:13
in another country suddenly and this is
95:15
very much important this is a very
95:17
concrete
95:17
tool a solution and this is also very
95:20
much
95:21
about ensuring the right education to
95:24
everybody
95:25
and uh and you know you know who is the
95:27
guardian of
95:28
education as a human right so thanks for
95:31
organizing
95:32
thank thank you for your response so
95:34
there are indeed solutions to integrate
95:36
refugees into the education system of
95:38
host countries
95:39
another question here this one is for
95:41
the un special representative
95:43
for children in armed conflict miss
95:45
gamba the question is ms gamba how can
95:48
the international community support your
95:50
efforts to find
95:51
innovative solutions to intervene as
95:53
early as possible
95:54
before there's a serious violation of
95:56
international law
95:57
so that we can protect the rights to
95:59
education of children in conflict in
96:01
in conditions of armed conflict yes are
96:04
never more needed than today
96:05
because today as the fight against covet
96:07
19 continues
96:09
children in war zones are even more
96:11
vulnerable to violence and their hope
96:13
for an education further diminishes
96:15
so what we need is the international
96:17
community parties to own conflict
96:19
and local communities to prioritize the
96:22
protection of children
96:23
and the prevention of violations against
96:25
children so i do appeal to all parties
96:28
to conflict to make
96:29
concrete commitments to end attacks on
96:31
schools and refrain
96:33
from military use of these facilities
96:35
and i appeal to all member states to
96:38
endorse the safe schools declaration
96:40
to guarantee that schools be protected
96:42
spaces
96:43
lastly i really appeal to the donor
96:45
community to provide
96:47
human and financial resources to
96:49
reinforce the presence
96:51
work of child protection experts and
96:53
officials on the ground
96:55
we do need also to raise public
96:57
awareness
96:58
to make attacks on schools and education
97:01
a thing of the past
97:02
thank you very much thank you thank you
97:04
ms gamba for your answer to that
97:06
question
97:07
dr taylor executive director of the end
97:09
of the violence partnership
97:11
uh a question for you here on what more
97:14
can the private sector do to work in
97:16
partnership with u.n agencies civil
97:18
society and ngos to ensure
97:21
that the most vulnerable children can
97:23
access quality education
97:25
yeah through our pathfinding country
97:27
initiative and through safe to learn and
97:29
safe online the end finance partnership
97:31
works
97:31
very closely with the price to end
97:33
violence against children in all
97:35
settings as i said earlier at home at
97:36
school
97:37
in community and online and we see the
97:40
private sector help strengthen advocacy
97:42
and action and can be a critical partner
97:44
i believe with a shared vision
97:46
and the mission that we're discussing
97:47
today let me give four brief examples
97:50
first the private sector has huge reach
97:52
businesses we know can use their
97:54
networks their infrastructure their
97:55
staff their consumer connections
97:57
to share information raise awareness and
97:59
help promote and ensure
98:01
quality learning including online
98:03
learning second the private sector can
98:05
help provide critical services for
98:07
example
98:08
working closely with governments and
98:09
educators to improve access to digital
98:11
devices
98:12
and internet connectivity for all
98:15
children including the most vulnerable
98:16
to make sure
98:17
in that there is continued and safe
98:19
access to learning
98:20
third the private sector investments we
98:22
know can be catalytic
98:24
businesses can ensure that their
98:25
initiatives they support are conflict
98:27
sensitive
98:28
and they can address various dimensions
98:30
of a child's right to education
98:31
including
98:32
safe access for children in a safe
98:34
learning environment and fourth the
98:35
private sector
98:36
can provide evidence data insights which
98:39
will inform the policies to practice the
98:41
design of strategies which go to scale
98:43
to address violence against children and
98:45
ensure a quality education for all
98:48
i do think that collaborating across all
98:50
sectors including the private sector we
98:52
really
98:52
can protect education from attack we
98:54
know what it takes
98:55
so i would advocate that we should take
98:57
what we know raise awareness inspire
98:59
action
99:00
ensure that every child grows up safe
99:02
and secure and gets the education they
99:04
need and deserve
99:05
wherever they may live so everyone has a
99:08
role to play
99:09
including the private sector thank you
99:11
very much uh dr
99:12
taylor for those remarks and finally i
99:15
have i think time for one last question
99:17
and this one goes to diane jones
99:19
the executive director of the global
99:20
coalition to protect education from
99:22
attack
99:23
uh somalia mr jones endorsed your safe
99:25
school uh declaration in 2015
99:28
what are the priorities of your
99:29
organization to safeguard education from
99:32
attack within the africa region
99:34
and what more can states do to support
99:37
your vision
99:39
thank you the african union's peace and
99:41
security council has welcomed the safe
99:43
schools declaration and urges members to
99:45
endorse
99:45
over half of all au members have heeded
99:47
its call the remaining states should
99:49
follow their lead as a priority and all
99:51
states should strengthen implementation
99:53
of the declaration
99:55
a national coordination committee
99:56
comprised of all relevant ministries is
99:58
critical to successful implementation
100:00
nigeria mali and somalia have
100:02
established such commun
100:03
committees and other states should do
100:05
the same another priority is to prevent
100:10
military use of schools and universities
100:11
on the continent a you and some regional
100:13
peacekeeping forces should follow the
100:15
lead of the un department of
100:16
peacekeeping
100:17
and ban the use of educational
100:18
facilities for military purposes
100:20
at the national level the guidelines of
100:22
protecting schools for military use
100:24
should be incorporated into military
100:25
doctrine and trainings
100:27
an additional priority is to improve
100:29
data collection on attacks on education
100:31
and strengthen monitoring and reporting
100:33
mechanisms data is critical for
100:35
informing effective prevention and
100:37
response measures
100:38
ensuring accountability and offering
100:41
redress to survivors of attacks
100:43
all commitments in the declaration as
100:45
countries often face cross-border
100:47
attacks that demand a coordinated
100:49
response
100:50
regional cooperation should be
100:51
strengthened and good practice in
100:53
protecting our education
100:54
shared next year nigeria will host the
100:57
fourth international conference on safe
100:59
schools
101:00
this will provide a stage to showcase
101:02
the progress be being made in
101:04
implementing the same schools
101:05
declaration in africa
101:07
and offer lessons to countries and other
101:09
regions to better ensure the safety of
101:11
students educators
101:12
across the globe thank you very much
101:16
ninjon for your response to that
101:18
question well i think that concludes our
101:20
question and answer session thank you
101:22
all for taking part
101:23
and i think we can agree that our very
101:25
first international day to protect
101:26
education from attack is
101:28
a significant milestone providing us
101:31
with an opportunity
101:32
to work to end attacks on education i
101:35
thank our distinguished speakers and
101:36
panelists participants and of course our
101:38
global audience who've been
101:40
viewing this session on our live
101:41
streaming platform
101:43
we need each and every one of you each
101:45
and every one of you to remain engaged
101:47
and committed to advance this cause
101:49
so be sure to continue the conversation
101:51
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101:53
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information
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about initiatives across the world unite
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to protect education from attack
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demand change so that our children
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wherever they may be
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have the future they deserve i'm fully
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bativo in doha thank you very much for
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being with us today
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have a wonderful day
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you
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