Australia to Protect Schools, Children Affected by War

Ukrainian refugee children from the City of Buchach sorting out humanitarian aid for compatriots in the UK and Ukraine, at Ukrainian Cultural Centre ‘Dnipro’, in Manchester, England, on March 29, 2022. Christopher Furlong/Getty Images

Armed groups that attack schools will be prosecuted by Australian military forces as part of their endorsement of an international schools protection pact.

Australia joins 116 other countries that have formally endorsed the Safe Schools Declaration.