Abstract
Introduction The rapidity and sensitivity of early brain development in the very young makes early childhood the most critical period in the human lifespan. Consequently, Tthe conditions experienced in the earliest years of life can have a profound and enduring impact on future health and developmental trajectories (Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University 2010; ECDKN 2007a; ECDKN 2007b; Engle et al, 2007, 2011; GranthamMcGregor S, 2007; Hertzman et al, 2010; Margolin & Gordis 2000; Meaney 2010; National Scientific Council on the Developing Child 2007; Shonkoff, Boyce & McEwen 2009; Szyf 2009; Walker et al, 2007, 2011; Young & Mustard, 2008). When children do not experience nurturing environments there can be repercussions not only for the development of the individual but also for the development of sustainable, peaceful and equitable societies (ECDKN, 2007a). Yet all too often young children are exposed to conditions that do not meet their most basic needs for health and development. War is one such condition.
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