CHILD SOLDIERS By Dinis and Vlad Countries With

CHILD SOLDIERS By: Dinis and Vlad

Countries With Child Sodiers * Afghanistan * Central African Republic * Democratic Republic of the Congo * Iraq * Israel * State of Palestine * Lebanon * Libya * Mali *Myanmar * Somalia * South Sudan * Syrian Arab Republic * Yemen.

Child Soldier Facts � � There an estimated 250, 000 child soldiers in the world today. It is estimated that 40% of all child soldiers are girls. . Child soldiers are recruited by government forces as well as rebel groups. Not all children take part in active combat, some are also used as porters, cooks and spies.

How's Canada Helping With Child Soldiers � Back in 2002, Canada signed on to an international treaty aimed at rehabilitating child soldiers.

Why Are Children Soldiers. � � Children who are poor, displaced from their families, have limited access to education, or live in a combat zone are more likely to be forcibly recruited Children are taken from their family's they are picked randomly

Ages of Child Soldiers � � � As long as the child is under 18 years old they are considered as a child soldier. The youngest child soldier was 5 years old. Some children are under the age of 10 when they are forced to serve.

How are child soldiers recruited? � � � Some are abducted from their homes and forced to become soldiers. A village may be forced to provide a certain number of children as soldiers in exchange for staying safe from attack. In some rare cases, children volunteer because of ideological reasons or to avenge the death of a family member

What Kind Of Child Soldiers � Child soldiers are any children under the age of 18 who are recruited by a state or non-state armed group and used as fighters, cooks, suicide bombers, human shields, messengers, spies, and for other reasons.

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