Ending the recruitment and use of children in armed conflict
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An extract from an article from Unicef.
INTRODUCTION
Some 20 years ago, international humanitarian advocate Graça Machel released her ground breaking Report on the Impact of Armed Conflict on Children. It became a cri de coeur, drawing the attention of governments, child protection agencies and civil society. The former First Lady of Mozambique and South Africa compelled States to confront the fact that children were being used as weapons of war, and the phrase ‘child soldiers’ became a rall...
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