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PROTECTION OF SCHOOLS DURING ARMED CONFLICTS: INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SAFE SCHOOLS HELD IN BUENOS AIRES

Wednesday, 29 March 2017
The “Second International Conference on Safe Schools” was closed this afternoon at Palacio San Martín. The Conference aimed at drawing international attention to and promoting actions against the serious attacks on students, teachers, schools, and universities and the military use of educational facilities in conflict zones. The opening event, which took place at the Ministry of Defence, was attended by the Deputy Foreign Minister, Pedro Villagra Delgado; Jorge Szeinfeld on behalf of the Deputy Minister of Defence, Ángel Tello; and the Norwegian State Secretary, Laila Bokhari, since both countries, Argentina and Norway, lead this initiative. Picture by Roberto Daniel Garagiola
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