child soldiers
UN: 2,000 children recruited by Yemen’s rebels died fighting
Middle East
January 30, 2022
UN: 2,000 children recruited by Yemen’s rebels died fighting
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — UN experts said in a new report that nearly 2,000 children recruited by Yemen’s Houthi rebels…
Burkina Faso sees more child soldiers as jihadi attacks rise
World
August 1, 2021
Burkina Faso sees more child soldiers as jihadi attacks rise
DORI, Burkina Faso (AP) — Awoken by gunshots in the middle of the night, Fatima Amadou was shocked by what…
Child soldiers carried out Burkina Faso massacre, say UN and government
Middle East
June 25, 2021
Child soldiers carried out Burkina Faso massacre, say UN and government
OUAGADOUGOU, June 24 (Reuters) – A massacre in northeast Burkina Faso in which more than 130 people were killed this…
In South Sudan, a new approach in ending child soldiers’ use
World
November 25, 2018
In South Sudan, a new approach in ending child soldiers’ use
JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — After coming face to face with “unpredictable” gun-waving children almost 25 years ago, the former…
Cubs of the Caliphate: rehabilitating Islamic State’s child fighters
Middle East
March 8, 2018
Cubs of the Caliphate: rehabilitating Islamic State’s child fighters
While children who have been through war typically draw devastating pictures of the violence they have suffered, few show themselves…
Former child soldiers help Uganda’s rebel abductees heal
World
January 2, 2018
Former child soldiers help Uganda’s rebel abductees heal
A brutal rebellion by the Lord’s Resistance Army brought years of suffering to northern Uganda. Tens of thousands of children…
Former child soldiers help Uganda’s rebel abductees heal
World
January 2, 2018
Former child soldiers help Uganda’s rebel abductees heal
A brutal rebellion by the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) brought years of suffering to northern Uganda. Tens of thousands of…
Yemen’s warring sides agree to release child prisoners: UN envoy
Middle East
June 6, 2016
Yemen’s warring sides agree to release child prisoners: UN envoy
The parties to over a year of civil war in Yemen have agreed to release all child prisoners they are…
Syrian war creates child refugees and child soldiers: UNICEF report
Middle East
March 14, 2016
Syrian war creates child refugees and child soldiers: UNICEF report
Syria's five-year-old conflict has created 2.4 million child refugees, killed many and led to the recruitment of children as fighters,…
Afghan children are being recruited to fight in war: UN
World
February 17, 2016
Afghan children are being recruited to fight in war: UN
A United Nations official has condemned all sides in Afghanistan's conflict for using child soldiers, noting that while government forces…