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UN: “World community must help child soldiers fully reintegrate into society”
| October 25, 2010 | Posted by Lotte under Uncategorized |
United Nations top official Radhika Coomaraswamy has urged governments to provide the necessary resources to ensure the reintegration of child soldiers into civil society once they have been freed. Currently, many former child soldiers are re-recruited by armed groups or end up on the streets, surviving through crime. This is partly due to poorly designed… More
Darfur Rebels Sign Deal to Stop Using Child Soldiers
| October 16, 2010 | Posted by Lotte under Uncategorized |
The Sudanese rebel group JEM has signed an agreement that allows the UN access to its bases to check whether children are being used as soldiers. According to the UN, children found in military areas or in conflict zones could be removed under the deal. As an estimated 6,000 children have been involved in fighting… More
Dangers to Children in Refugee Camps
| October 3, 2010 | Posted by Lotte under Uncategorized |
Camps for displaced people are among the most dangerous places for children caught up in war, UN special investigator Coomaraswamy says. There is a lack of protection for children which makes them vulnerable to forced recruitment by armed groups and sexual violence. Having fled from war and hoping to find safety, thousands of children live… More
11 New Countries Endorse the Paris Commitments to End the Use of Child Soldiers
| October 1, 2010 | Posted by Lotte under Uncategorized |
This week 11 new countries endorsed the ‘Paris Commitments’ to end the use of child soldiers, raising the number of supporting countries to 95. Cape Verde, Gabon, Togo, Uruguay, Iceland, Latvia, Georgia, Serbia, Saudi Arabia, New Zealand and South Korea joined the growing list of states that have pledged to protect children from recruitment and… More
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