Education under Attack: Violence against Students, Teachers and Schools in Armed Conflicts

On May 17, the Center for Universal Education at the Brookings Institution will host a discussion of UNESCO’s "Education under Attack 2010" report and of the action taken by the Coalition for Protecting Education from Attack.

The discussion will feature:

• Brendan O’Malley, author of the UNESCO report;
• Chris Talbot of Education Above All and chair of the Global Coalition for Protecting Education from Attack;
• Bede Sheppard of Human Rights Watch; and Major Carroll Connelley of the Lejeune Leadership Institute.

Brookings Fellow Rebecca Winthrop, co-director of the Center on Universal Education, will provide introductory remarks and moderate the discussion.

Read more about the UNESCO

efforts to bring this situation to the world's attention.

Go to the Brookings website with more information on the event.