Education Under Attack
12 May 2009
Venue: Scottish Parliament
The UK National Commission for UNESCO Scotland Committee has co-organised with the Cross Party Group on International Development a session around: "Education under attack: A global study on targeted political and military violence against education staff, students, teachers, union and government officials and educational institutions” a study by Brendan O’Malley.
Speakers
- Brendan O’Malley: Author, Education under attack
- Mark Richmond: Director for UN Policies on Education, UNESCO
REPORT
At this session, the author, Brendan O'Malley, presented the report and set the issues, and Mark Richmond, UNESCO's Director for UN Priorities on Education responded by setting out the work UNESCO is undertaking with the UN press for clearer resolutions, legislation and policies to make education a priority in humanitarian response and supported the call for States to regard attacks on schools as war crimes.
Entrace to the Scottish Parliament