That the House of Representatives—
condemns attacks on education settings, including violence against schools, the military use of schools, acts of sexual violence against children in school settings, and the abduction and recruitment of children into armed forces from schools;
affirms the commitment of the United States Government to support educational services for children affected by conflict, including the most vulnerable and marginalized, beginning in the earliest phases of humanitarian response efforts—
to save lives and facilitate access to critical services, including nutrition, health, psychosocial support, water, sanitation, and hygiene;
to support physical, psychosocial, and cognitive protection; and
to support greater short- and long-term stability, promote peace, and support the vital contributions of women and girls to communities, nations, and regions around the world; and
calls on the United States Government—
to monitor attacks on education settings, including attacks on schools, teachers, and students, and attacks that are gender-related, and to use that information to support effective and coordinated diplomatic and programmatic responses;
to hold accountable all parties, including government and non-state actors, responsible for attacks on schools and other grave violations against children in armed conflict;
to support policies and programs to return refugee children to educational settings as soon as possible upon arrival in a host country;
to provide support for the inclusion of refugee children in host country national education plans and systems whenever possible;
to recognize that education in emergencies and child protection programs are lifesaving and complementary efforts that are strongest when equally supported;
to ensure that marginalized children in conflict settings, especially girls, children with disabilities, those suffering from trauma, and those excluded from access to quality and inclusive education due to other causes, are able to access safe, quality education;
to ensure appropriate training and support for teachers to best support students’ distinct needs, including their psychosocial well-being, and to apply conflict-sensitive and gender-responsive approaches;
to encourage the inclusion of child protection experts in peacekeeping missions, to push for reporting requirements on attacks on schools and children in peacekeeping mandates, and to support the inclusion of child rights experts in justice and accountability mechanisms;
to support preventative measures, such as early warning systems and rapid response mechanisms, in places where attacks on education occur or are highly likely to occur; and
to work in collaboration with civil society experts to better prevent and respond to attacks on education, and with relevant multilateral institutions and other nations to share responsibility for monitoring, preventing, and responding to attacks on education.