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The Hidden Crisis: Armed Conflict and Education, March 1, 2011
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Photo 1 of 6Credit: ©UNESCO/M. HoferTo coincide with a report on the damaging effects of conflict on efforts to improve the education of the world's children, UNESCO focuses on the plight of children in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Young Congolese boys during a lesson at the Mugosi Primary School, which caters mostly for children of the Kahe refugee camp in the town of Kitschoro, in the north-eastern DR Congo. -
Photo 2 of 6Credit: ©UNESCO/M. HoferA Congolese girl in a half-finished classroom at the Mugosi Primary School. -
Photo 3 of 6Credit: ©UNESCO/M. HoferThe school, which is still under construction, is mainly visited by children from the camp and nearby villages. -
Photo 4 of 6Credit: ©UNESCO/M. HoferA girl concentrates on her assignment. -
Photo 5 of 6Credit: ©UNESCO/M. HoferChildren look inside a classroom where their friends attend class at a school built with the support of Save the Children. Not many in this area are able to go to school as a result of lack of security and money. -
Photo 6 of 6Credit: ©UNESCO/M. HoferA boy at a charcoal market close to the town of Kitschoro. Many children have to work in the charcoal business to support their families instead of going to school.
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