n summer of 2013, Malala Yousafzai, a Pakistani schoolgirl, addressed the United Nations about the right to education. She was a victim of shooting by Taliban who are against girl education. In north-east Nigeria 29 teenage boys were killed in a massacre at a boarding school by Boko Haram, a radical Islamist groupopposed to western education.The recent abduction of schoolgirls by Boko Haram continues to terrorize education in north-eastern Nigeria.The emergency of the kidnappingis the danger to sell the schoolgirls into slavery. According to the international study ofacts of violence in schools and universities in recent years, there have been almost 10,000 violent attacks worldwide in schools and universities. Incidents recorded in 70 countries, the worst problems are in Africa, parts of Asia and South America. The greatest number of attacks was Pakistan. Colombia was the most dangerous to be a teacher. Somalia was the country where children were most likely forced to become soldiers.

In 24 of the 30 countries worst affected by attacks on education, armed groups occupy educational premises, and use them as barracks or training bases, as detention centres or even places of torture. In Iraq an escorted convoy of Christian students travelling to university were the victims of a car bomb attack.In Mexico there were six bomb attacks on universities by a group opposed to nanotechnology research. Diya Nijhowne, director of the Global Coalition to Protect Education from attack said, these are not isolated cases of attacks of schoolstudents and staff but are singled out and deliberate precisely because of their connection to education. These can also be an indirect means to undermine government and promote political, religious or ideological message.

The president of a university and group of schools in Nigeria describes the urgent need to protect education.Mr O'Malley said, “Terrorising academics and students in university can destroy the research capacity of an economy, and trigger the departure of highly-skilled young people.The relentless destruction of schools in some areas of conflict is depriving whole groups of children of an education.” Parents in these places want their girls and their boys to have a modern education, all families want education. According to study,in Adamawa state, Nigeria over 75% of the youth are illiterate, a whole generation of young Nigerians without a future, and are almost beyond reach. These are just the type of helpless youth so often targeted to join Boko Haram and other terrorist groups. Who will help address this adversity on these affected areas? Is anyone listening to this plea for education, for training, for reform, for help?