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UN Estimates There are More Than 250,000 Child Soldiers Worldwide

By Charlie

Sad:

The United Nations estimates there are more than a quarter million children worldwide who are being drawn into armed conflict as child soldiers. Internally displaced children living in camps are at special risk. ...Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warns in his annual report to the Security Council that internal displacement and the recruitment of children as soldiers are closely linked. Refugee and IDP camps are prime recruiting grounds due to the concentration of vulnerable children in them.
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But, funny:


Report: American Schools Trail Behind World In Aptitude Of Child Soldiers

February 2, 2008 04:31 PM    Humor

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