UNESCO warns of global spike in attacks on education

It said "6,000 attacks against students, professionals and educational institutions, including 1,000 cases of military use of these institutions, were recorded worldwide in 2022-2023 -- an average of eight per day".

On March 9, 2023, pupils from another village are seen during a break in their class at Kone Tar Village in Namhsan Township, northern Shan State, as their school is being reconstructed after clashes with Myanmar's military. (Photo by AFP)