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Representative of the Secretary‑General warns of rising attacks on schools, urges funding for education in conflict
Summary
Speaking on behalf of the Secretary‑General, the representative said attacks on children and education are rising worldwide, cited 473,000,000 children affected and 2,374 verified attacks on schools and hospitals in 2024, highlighted digital learning programs and called on member states to close a 24% funding shortfall.
Representative of the Secretary‑General told the meeting that the world is facing “the highest number of armed conflicts since the second World War” and that civilians — and particularly children — are bearing the heaviest toll.
"When conflicts erupt, children are among those most severely affected," the representative said, citing a suite of statistics to measure the scope of the problem: "1 in every 5 children is living in or fleeing a conflict zone. This adds up to 473,000,000 children," and "graves violations against children verified by the United Nations increased by a staggering 25% from 2023 to 2024." The speaker also said the United Nations verified 2,374 attacks on schools and hospitals in 2024.
Those figures framed a broader appeal to…
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