Vietnam attends safe school conference in Argentina
Vietnamese Ambassador to Argentina Nguyen Dinh Thao annd educational officials attended the second International Conference on Safe School, which took place in Buenos Aires from March 28-29.
Buenos Aires (VNA) – Vietnamese Ambassador to Argentina Nguyen DinhThao and representatives from the Ministry of Education and Training attendedthe second International Conference on Safe School, which took place inBuenos Aires from March 28-29.
Safe school in armed conflicts, war crime investigation and trial, andestablishment of education networks after armed conflicts were on the tableduring the conference, which was jointly held by the United NationsOrganisation for Education, Science and Culture (UNESCO) and the ArgentineGovernment.
According to UNESCO’s report, schools have been targeted by militant groups in30 countries worldwide, leaving critical impacts on the safety of teachers andstudents.
The conference offered an opportunity for experts to call for the internationalcommunity to pay heed to school safety and share experience in preventingviolence to ensure that all children have the right to receive education in a safeenvironment.
The first International Conference on Safe School was held in Oslo,Norway, in 2015.-VNA
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Vietnamese delegates at the event (Photo:VNA) 
