Qatar calls for protecting children's rights to education in times of conflict

Qatar underlined that protecting the rights of children to education in times and areas of conflict requires in the first place protecting education itself by preventing the targeting of educational facilities, noting that celebrating the International Day to Protect Education from Attack draws attention to the suffering of millions of children in countries experiencing humanitarian crises and their need for urgent support.

This came in the speech of the Qatar delivered by First Secretary of the Permanent Mission of the State of Qatar in Geneva Abdullah Maqbool Al Ali (pictured), on behalf of a number of countries, during the General Debate under the third item on the agenda of the Human Rights Council, on the occasion of the International Day to Protect Education from Attack.

Al Ali stated that Sept. 9 marks the second anniversary of the celebration of the “International Day to Protect Education from Attack” which was established by the United Nations General Assembly by a unanimous adoption of Resolution 74/275 submitted by the State of Qatar and co-sponsored by 62 countries.