{"id":13953,"date":"2020-09-09T11:07:56","date_gmt":"2020-09-09T15:07:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.worldcatholicnews.com\/?p=13953"},"modified":"2020-09-09T11:07:56","modified_gmt":"2020-09-09T15:07:56","slug":"pope-un-urges-protection-of-students-education-from-attacks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.worldcatholicnews.com\/pope-un-urges-protection-of-students-education-from-attacks\/","title":{"rendered":"Pope, UN urges protection of students, education from attacks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vaticannews.va\/etc\/designs\/vatican-news\/release\/library\/main\/images\/vatican-news-header-white.png\" alt=\"Vatican News\"\/>                                                                                                                                                                <\/p>\n<figure>                                                                                                                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vaticannews.va\/content\/dam\/vaticannews\/agenzie\/images\/ansa\/2020\/09\/09\/10\/1599641101835.jpg\/_jcr_content\/renditions\/cq5dam.thumbnail.cropped.750.422.jpeg\" alt=\"Pope Francis at the General Audience of September 9, 2020. \"\/>                            Pope Francis at the General Audience of September 9, 2020.                  (ANSA)                                                    <\/figure>\n<p>                                     POPE<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>                                                Pope Francis                                        <\/li>\n<li>                                                general audience                                        <\/li>\n<li>                                                appeal                                        <\/li>\n<li>                                                school &amp; university                                        <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>                      Pope, UN urgeprotection of students, education from attacks           International Day to Protect Education from Attack is being observed for the first time on September 9.  Pope Francis and the UN have given support to the initiative.                                     <\/p>\n<p>By Vatican News<\/p>\n<p>As the world celebrates the first International Day to Protect Education from Attack on Wednesday, Pope Francis appeals to the international community to ensure educational structures are protected from attacks. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI invite you to pray for students who are seriously deprived of the right to education due to war and terrorism,\u201d he said during his weekly General Audience of Wednesday in the Vatican. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI urge the international community to do its utmost so that the structures that must protect young students be respected,\u201d he said, speaking in Italian.  \u201cMay efforts that guarantee safe environments for their education not wain, above all in situations of humanitarian crises,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<h2>UN<\/h2>\n<p>Meanwhile, the United Nations has also called for a safe environment for students.  \u201cAs the world fights to contain the COVID-19 pandemic, children and youth in conflict zones remain among the most vulnerable to its devastating impact,\u201d said UN Secretary-General Ant\u00f3nio Guterres.  \u201cWe must ensure our children have a safe and secure environment in which to learn the knowledge and skills they need for the future,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<h2>UNESCO<\/h2>\n<p>The UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) also added its voice insisting, \u201cschools must remain safe places, free of conflict and violence\u201d. \u201cOur collective future as well as the achievements of all development goals depend on it,\u201d said UNESCO Director-General, Audrey Azoulay.  \u201cSafeguarding the right to education for all,\u201d she said, \u201ccontributes to the achievement of sustainable development and nurtures the international community\u2019s decades-long gains towards peace, economic prosperity, and social inclusion worldwide.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n<h2>UNICEF<\/h2>\n<p>According to the UN Children\u2019s Fund, UNICEF, \u201cAttacks on schools are a violation of humanity and basic decency. We must not allow these senseless attacks to destroy the hopes and dreams of a generation of children,\u201d said UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore.  \u201cWe must do all in our power to ensure that schools and the children and teachers within them are protected,\u2019\u2019 she said. \u201cAs the world begins planning to re-open schools once the COVID-19 pandemic subsides,\u201d she urged that &quot;schools remain safe places of learning, even in countries in conflict.&quot;. <\/p>\n<figure>                                                                                                                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vaticannews.va\/etc\/designs\/vatican-news\/release\/library\/main\/images\/support-comunicazione-banner.png\" alt=\"Your contribution for a great mission:support us in bringing the Pope&#039;s words into every home\" title=\"Your contribution for a great mission:support us in bringing the Pope&#039;s words into every home\"\/>                                       <\/figure>\n<p>                 Your contribution for a great mission:<br \/>support us in bringing the Pope&#039;s words into every home                                         Topics          <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>                                                Pope Francis                                        <\/li>\n<li>                                                general audience                                        <\/li>\n<li>                                                appeal                                        <\/li>\n<li>                                                school &amp; university                                        <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>                                                    09 September 2020, 10:46              <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>                              Send                      <\/li>\n<li>                              Print                      <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pope Francis at the General Audience of September 9, 2020. (ANSA) POPE Pope Francis general audience appeal school &amp; university Pope, UN urgeprotection of students, education from attacks International Day to Protect Education from Attack is being observed for the first time on September 9. Pope Francis and the UN have given support to the initiative. By Vatican News<br \/>\n As the world celebrates the first International Day to Protect Education from Attack on Wednesday, Pope Francis appeals to the international community to ensure educational structures are protected from attacks.<br \/>\n \u201cI invite you to pray for students who are seriously deprived of the right to education due to war and terrorism,\u201d he said during his weekly General Audience of Wednesday in the Vatican.<br \/>\n \u201cI urge the international community to do its utmost so that the structures that must protect young students be respected,\u201d he said, speaking in Italian. \u201cMay efforts that guarantee safe environments for their education not wa..<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[83],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v15.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Pope, UN urges protection of students, education from attacks - WORLD CATHOLIC NEWS<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.worldcatholicnews.com\/pope-un-urges-protection-of-students-education-from-attacks\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Pope, UN urges protection of students, education from attacks - WORLD CATHOLIC NEWS\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Pope Francis at the General Audience of September 9, 2020. (ANSA) POPE Pope Francis general audience appeal school &amp; university Pope, UN urgeprotection of students, education from attacks International Day to Protect Education from Attack is being observed for the first time on September 9. Pope Francis and the UN have given support to the initiative. By Vatican News As the world celebrates the first International Day to Protect Education from Attack on Wednesday, Pope Francis appeals to the international community to ensure educational structures are protected from attacks.  \u201cI invite you to pray for students who are seriously deprived of the right to education due to war and terrorism,\u201d he said during his weekly General Audience of Wednesday in the Vatican.  \u201cI urge the international community to do its utmost so that the structures that must protect young students be respected,\u201d he said, speaking in Italian. \u201cMay efforts that guarantee safe environments for their education not wa..\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.worldcatholicnews.com\/pope-un-urges-protection-of-students-education-from-attacks\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"WORLD CATHOLIC NEWS\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/World-Catholic-News-109605280463871\/?modal=admin_todo_tour\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2020-09-09T15:07:56+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.vaticannews.va\/etc\/designs\/vatican-news\/release\/library\/main\/images\/vatican-news-header-white.png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@Worldcatholicn1\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@Worldcatholicn1\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\">\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"2 minutes\">\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.worldcatholicnews.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.worldcatholicnews.com\/\",\"name\":\"WORLD CATHOLIC NEWS\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":\"https:\/\/www.worldcatholicnews.com\/?s={search_term_string}\",\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.worldcatholicnews.com\/pope-un-urges-protection-of-students-education-from-attacks\/#primaryimage\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.vaticannews.va\/etc\/designs\/vatican-news\/release\/library\/main\/images\/vatican-news-header-white.png\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.worldcatholicnews.com\/pope-un-urges-protection-of-students-education-from-attacks\/#webpage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.worldcatholicnews.com\/pope-un-urges-protection-of-students-education-from-attacks\/\",\"name\":\"Pope, UN urges protection of students, education from attacks - WORLD CATHOLIC NEWS\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.worldcatholicnews.com\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.worldcatholicnews.com\/pope-un-urges-protection-of-students-education-from-attacks\/#primaryimage\"},\"datePublished\":\"2020-09-09T15:07:56+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2020-09-09T15:07:56+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.worldcatholicnews.com\/#\/schema\/person\/491272a1cdc8eb55245d48e5044377c8\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.worldcatholicnews.com\/pope-un-urges-protection-of-students-education-from-attacks\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.worldcatholicnews.com\/#\/schema\/person\/491272a1cdc8eb55245d48e5044377c8\",\"name\":\"NEWS DESK\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.worldcatholicnews.com\/#personlogo\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/f27f47f91f7d6f43179d283d82de5681?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"NEWS DESK\"}}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.worldcatholicnews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13953"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.worldcatholicnews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.worldcatholicnews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.worldcatholicnews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.worldcatholicnews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13953"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.worldcatholicnews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13953\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.worldcatholicnews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13953"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.worldcatholicnews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13953"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.worldcatholicnews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13953"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}