GRC welcomes the adoption of the Nairobi Outcome Document as a result of the Fifth International Conference on the Safe Schools Declaration — a renewed global roadmap to ensure that education is never a target of war — and reaffirms our commitment to strengthening accountability for violations affecting children and education systems globally.
Ruby Mae Axelson, Lead of Gender and Child Justice at Global Rights Compliance (GRC), participated in the Plenary Session on “Ensuring Greater Accountability for Attacks on Education” at the Fifth International Conference on the Safe Schools Declaration (SSD 2025). She emphasised the increasing global attacks on education during conflict, and called for strengthened, child-friendly investigations to promote justice for victims.
The Nairobi Outcome Document is an initiative of the Government of Kenya, host of the Fifth International Conference on the Safe Schools Declaration held on 25th-26th November 2025 in Nairobi, Kenya. It entails a co-chairs summary of the discussions during the conference, reflecting on the main takeaways of the various sessions, and a Voluntary Self-Assessment tool, which is an action-oriented tool intended to support and track progress in implementing the Safe Schools Declaration (SSD).
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