New York: H H Sheikha Moza bint Nasser has launched an important new legal handbook aimed to better help protect education in times of conflict or insecurity.
The launch of the handbook, the first of its kind, comes during her visit to New York for the 67th UN General Assembly in her capacity as a global education advocate where she will be taking part in a number of high profile events to focus the world’s attention on the importance of education, particularly for the 61 million primary age children who are out of school.
Nearly half of the 61 million children live in areas affected by conflict, she said.
“Depriving children of the right to education is not only a human tragedy, it is an obstacle to recovery and building a better future. As countries recover from conflict, education is a vital building block for improvements in health, peace-building and economic growth. The indifference we have seen to this issue is almost as bad as the problem itself.”
“Protecting Education in Insecurity and Armed Conflict: An International Law Handbook” was commissioned by Education Above All (EAA), the Qatar-based policy and advocacy organisation chaired by Sheikha Moza.
QNA
