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Protect children from war
No child ever started a war. Yet every time a war breaks out, children as the most vulnerable members of society suffer the worst.
No child ever started a war. Yet every time a war breaks out, children as the most vulnerable members of society suffer the worst. The international community has long recognized that children have no place in wars, yet children are still victimized. Many children are even forced to fight in these wars. Today, over 300,000 children, some as young as seven, are involved in hostilities in over 30 countries.
We must remember before going to war how high the price paid by children will be. And when the war is over, when it is time for healing, the children must not be forgotten. The rehabilitation, reintegration and involvement of children must be central to any peace-building process.
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What can you do to change the situation of the 300,000 child soldiers working around the world today?
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Click here and put your face to the campaign to stop the proliferation and misues of arms around the world
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There are hundreds of campaigns taking place across the world to ban the use of landmines and also to detonate exis...
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Look out for your country on 'the Watchlist', which reports on the impact of armed conflict on children
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Refugee children suffer a form of double jeopardy. A denial of their human rights made them refugees in the first p...
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After peace is declared, the victims of war can be forgotten despite a continuance of war conditions and fighting.
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