Nigeria to host 4th International Conference on school safety

The Federal Government has announced plans to host the fourth edition of the International Conference on Safe School Declaration (ICSSD) in Nigeria.

Being the first country to host the conference in the continent, Nigeria will be joined by other 112 member states to exchange experiences, learning, and present their strategies, progress, as well as challenges, in making the commitment to safe education a reality for all children in conflict situations.

Announcing the development in Abuja yesterday, Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu who was represented by the permanent secretary, Arc Sonny Echono, said the conference wil build on previous conferences by galvanizing support for the Safe Schools Declaration (SSD) and monitoring UN member states’ progress in carrying out the declarations commitments to better protect learners and learning institutions.