CHILD SOLDIERS

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CHILD SOLDIERS

• Whats Really Going on in the World?

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Children are mistreated throughout the world.

• Its a sad fact.
• The use of child soldiers is practiced in
  multiple parts of the world.

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Definition of Child Soldiers Any child boy or
girl under 18 years of age, who is part of any
kind of regular or irregular armed force or armed
group in any capacity, including, but not limited
to cooks, porters, messengers, and anyone
accompanying such groups other than family
members. It includes girls and boys recruited
for sexual purposes and/or forced marriage.
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FACTS

• Child soldiers are being used in over 36
  countries worldwide
• Today, there are approximately 300,000 child
  soldiers fighting in armed conflict

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http//www.un.org/News/dh/childsoldiers/cdfsoldier
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FACTS

• Children are used as soldiers because they are
  easily manipulated and are too young to
  understand their actions.
• Child soldiers use AK-47s, M-16s and grenades
  because they are easy to use.

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Orphans and refugees sometimes see their only
hope for survival is by joining a militia.
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FACTS

• Child soldiers are used to clear landmines and as
  human shields
• Child soldiers carry supplies and act as
  messengers, cooks, and lookouts

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FACTS

• Child soldiers are often given drugs to help them
  cope with their emotions, making it easier for
  them to kill
• Child soldiers are sometimes forced to commit
  atrocities against their own families and villages

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FACT Girl soldiers are often used as domestic
sex slaves.
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FACT
Many child soldiers are not welcome back home
after a conflict ends because of cultural
superstition.
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FACT

• Children are the victims of conflict after
  witnessing or participating in murder and rape,
  becoming disabled, homeless or psychologically
  traumatized.

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FACT These children are the victims.
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Child soldiers are not only used in Africa..
From Sierra Leone to Congo, from Afghanistan to
Kosovo, child soldiers are the war weapon of
choice, easily manipulated, intensely loyal,
fearless and, most important, in endless
supply. (quoted from article found on
http//www.trust.org/alertnet/)
http//www.vision.org/visionmedia/uploadedImages/H
ome/Articles/Social_Issues/Articles/Child20Soldie
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http//geology.com/world/world-map.shtml
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Bibliography

• Other than the photographs and map, all of the
  information was borrowed from the following
  website
• http//www.un.org/works/goingon/soldiers/lessonpla
  n_soldiers.html