World Day of Child Soldiers: “They often have no choice”


World Day of Child Soldiers: “They often have no choice” © AFP

February 12 marks the World Day of Child Soldiers. Unicef ​​estimates that around 300,000 children are forcibly recruited into armed groups, mostly on the African continent. According to Andrew Brooks, Regional Child Protection Advisor for Eastern and Southern Africa, UNICEF, guest of France 24, “street children are very targeted because they have no ties”. Explanations.

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