The themes depicted in the murals include immigration, displacement, education, Aztec culture, and Latino historical figures such as Pancho Villa.
Too many children have been deprived of their right to education because of displacement caused by violence and prolonged conflict.
During times of conflict and in situations of displacement, education helps restore a sense of routine, addressing the immediate needs of young people like Deng.
Low socioeconomic status (SES) during childhood (6, 7), low parental education (8, 9), displacement during infancy because of war (10), not being breast-fed or having a lower energy intake during childhood (7) have been shown to be associated with shorter adult leg length, independent of birth weight (11).
Although Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) are marginalised due to violent displacements and relocations, education arrangements for displaced children do not receive similar attention.
Chi square tests did not reveal any difference in the observed demographic variables (Chi square tests for age, number of displacements, education and marital status all p > 0.05).
Our survey was conducted 15 years after the signing of the peace agreement in Burundi and after the return of most former refugees to the country, which enables a long-term perspective on the impacts of displacement on education, including the role of education in displacement camps abroad.
Today, one in three children in Central African Republic miss out on education because of violence, displacement and a shortage of teachers.
The fighting is severely damaging basic health services and education, while violence and displacement are leaving children terrified.
"The impact of conflict, violence and displacement on education in Iraq is nothing short of devastating," said Peter Hawkins, UNICEF's Representative in Iraq.
