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Why do children join armed forces or armed groups?
Children join armed forces or groups for many reasons. In some situations children are forcibly recruited as a result of coercion, abduction or under threat of penalty. However, many children ‘volunteer’ often as a result of economic or social pressures, or because they believe the group will offer an income, food or security.
Children are particularly vulnerable to recruitment if they are poor, separated from their families, displaced from...
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