The Phenomenon of Child Soldiers

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Africa is often regarded as the center of the phenomenon of child soldiers. Armed groups using child soldiers are covering the continent of Africa and almost all wars are there. The result seems to be a most popular link between African children and war. For example, according to Angola of the survey, 36% of Angola of all children have participated in the war as soldiers and travel companions 15 children of Liberia also has a similar pattern, a wave of the two in the past 10 years war Yes. First, Charles Taylor acquired the leaders of major rebel factions in the early 1990s. By the end of 10 years, Taylor was faced with a new enemy in the Coalition for reconciliation and democracy in Liberia and the Liberia of the democracy movement (Alliance for Liberia alliance democracy) (model). It was kidnapped by soldiers by over 14,000 children

Since the early 1990s, the phenomenon of child soldiers has gained increasing attention due to three important events of international importance. First, the International Convention on the Rights of the Child has been signed in 1989, approved by the then 191 countries (Fernando, Jude, 2001), now to incorporate the rights of children in the international agenda of the United Nations (UN). Secondly, due to the end of the Cold War in 1989, UN peacekeeping activities increased with disarmament, mobilization cancellation, social reintegration (DDR) plan in the next 20 years. The Gras Marshall UN report which was published in 1996, from the global concern about the "internal conflicts in children's rights and international intervention", the third of "the effects of armed conflict on children" incident occurred .

Child soldiers and disarmament, demobilization and reintegration programs: Children's rights Universalism and cultural relativism

Since the work of former child soldiers is doing very well, is it possible to predict the time when children are no longer sent to battle? The answer seems to be a phenomenon of war itself. "There are few countries that have released children on a large scale before the hostility ceases, despite UN agencies, non-governmental organizations and other agencies doing their best." Child soldiers will almost certainly participate in places where armed conflict is occurring.