child soldiers

SDF signs UN plan to end use of children in Syrian conflict

SDF commander General Mazloum Abdi signed a plan with the UN to end and prevent the recruitment and use of children in the war in Syria

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Houthis recruit 50,000 Yemen child soldiers in 3 months, minister says

About 50,000 children have recently been recruited by the Houthi rebels to fight in Yemen’s bloody civil war, information minister claims

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Not all ‘child soldiers’ carry guns, but all need support

Current programs that help former child soldiers focus on helping combatants, but many boys and girls in armed groups do not carry weapons

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Nigeria’s Civilian JTF militia releases 900 child recruits

Nearly 900 children held by the Civilian JTF militia fighting Boko Haram insurgents in northeastern Nigeria were freed, UNICEF said

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Number of child soldiers involved in conflicts worldwide jumps 159% in 5 years

The number of child soldiers globally has increased 159 percent within five years, with almost 30,000 verified recruitment cases since 2012.

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Freed Central African child soldiers could end up returning to the battlefield

Central African Republic children freed from armed groups are not receiving critical reintegration support and are at high risk for re-recruitment, UNICEF said

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Nigeria militia Civilian JTF frees 833 child soldiers in Maiduguri, UN says

Nigeria's Civilian Joint Task Force, a militia fighting Boko Haram, released 833 child soldiers under a deal agreed last year, UNICEF said

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UN investigates possible war crimes in Yemen conflict

All sides in Yemen's conflict may have committed war crimes, UN investigators said, highlighting air strikes, child soldiers, and sexual violence

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70 children released by South Sudan armed groups remain in interim care center

Most of 300 children released by armed groups in South Sudan on Wednesday have been reunited with their families.

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