Impact on the education sector
As of July 2024, as reported by the Education Cluster, more than 400 schools have sustained damage. Furthermore, the United Nations Satellite Centre (UNOSAT) assessment has enabled the verification of damage to 28 campuses belonging to 21 higher education institutions.
In accordance with its mandate, UNESCO reminds all actors of their obligation to comply with international humanitarian law, in particular with Resolution 2601 adopted in 2021 by the United Nations Security Council, which “strongly condemns the continued attacks as well as threats of attacks that are in contravention of international humanitarian law against schools and civilians connected with schools, including children and teachers, and urges all parties to armed conflict to immediately cease such attacks and threats of attacks and to refrain from actions that impede access to education.”
This resolution also “condemns the military use of schools in contravention of international law, and recognizes that use by armed forces and armed groups may render schools legitimate targets of attack, thus endangering children’s and teachers’ safety as well as their education”.
More than 1,500 children in Gaza reached by UNESCO’s mental health and psychosocial support
Amidst the ongoing conflict and humanitarian crisis in Gaza, 91鶹Ʒ been supporting displaced children and families, helping them cope with the trauma they are enduring.
