Time for Bolivia to Join Safe Schools Declaration

Expand A view of a soccer practice of school girls in Villa Ingenio, El Alto outskirts in La Paz, Bolivia, June 1, 2018. © 2018 Reuters The global campaign to insulate schools and students from the ravages of war gained momentum today with a string of four new endorsements of the Safe Schools Declaration. The announcements by Djibouti, Macedonia, San Marino, and Peru during the United Nations Security Council open debate on children and armed conflict brings to 79 the number of countries supporting the declaration, a political commitment by countries to do more to protect students, teachers,…

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