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Afghan government denies reports of child soldiers
"No child soldier exists in the ranks of Afghan national security forces," Second Vice President Sarwar Danesh said when meeting with Leila Zerrougui, the...
International Day Against Child Soldiers: UNICEF calls for end
By?Roger A. Agana
The United Nations Children Emergency Fund (UNICEF) and the Office of the Special Representative Thursday called for urgent action to end grave...
International Day against Use of Child Soldiers marked
Children are increasingly vulnerable to recruitment and use by armed groups as conflicts around the world become more brutal, intense and widespread,UNICEF and the...
Myanmar military releases record number of children
Myanmar has freed more than 100 children from military service in the largest single release since the government agreed to stop using underaged soldiers...
Children used as soldiers in South Sudan-HRW
The number of children recruited as soldiers in South Sudan is on the rise, reversing an earlier decline in the ranks of minors in...
