New ICRC Commentary on the “Guidelines for Protecting Schools and Universities from Military Use During Armed Conflict”

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) on 26 November released a new Commentary on the Guidelines for Protecting Schools and Universities from Military Use During Armed Conflict. The Guidelines themselves, which are associated to the Safe Schools Declaration (SSD), were finalised in 2014, and propose a set of actions that parties to the conflict can take to reduce the military use of schools and universities, and to minimise the negative impact such use may have on students’ safety and education.