Eleven countries have come together to launch a new international taskforce to tackle violence in and around schools. The taskforce will be co-chaired by the UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office and the Government of Sierra Leone.
Ministers and senior officials from Colombia, Germany, Malawi, Nigeria, Pakistan, Sierra Leone, Tunisia, Uganda, UK, Zambia, and Zimbabwe endorsed a joint declaration committing to make violence prevention in and around schools a political priority, to share national and global solutions, and to raise the profile of school violence at international events—including the SDG4 High-Level Steering Committee and World Social Summit, later this year. Read more