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Social Issues Child Soldiers Fall 2008 Issue “Most evidence suggests that ordinary children, faced with the extraordinary circumstances of combat, are capable of. Child soldiers are any children under the age of 18 who are recruited by a state or non-state armed group and used as fighters, cooks, suicide bombers, human shields. Gives details of projects around the world by SOS Children for child soldiers including current conflicts and a look back with ex-soldiers at past conflicts. Child Soldiers Around the World. Author: Eben Kaplan December 2, 2005 This publication is now archived. Child Soldiers International works to prevent the recruitment and use of children as soldiers, to secure their demobilisation and to ensure their rehabilitation and. Child Soldiers International works to prevent the recruitment and use of children as soldiers, to secure their demobilisation and to ensure their rehabilitation and. The military use of children takes three distinct forms: children can take direct part in hostilities (child soldiers); they can be used in support roles such as. Home. ©2016 The Roméo Dallaire Child Soldiers Initiative Thousands of children are serving as soldiers in armed conflicts around the world. These boys and girls, some as young as 8 years old, serve in government forces and. Children as soldiers. Most child casualties are civilians. But one of the most deplorable developments in recent years has been the increasing use of young children.

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