Children of War: The lingering issue of child soldiers. Not a new problem. Children have been born into war since the dawn of time Many factions that use children are involved in guerilla wars or rebellions Boys and girls are used. Lebanon exposed the issue to the world in the 1980’s. . - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Children of War: The lingering issue of child soldiers
Children of War:The lingering issue of child soldiersNot a new
problemChildren have been born into war since the dawn of timeMany
factions that use children are involved in guerilla wars or
rebellionsBoys and girls are used
Lebanon exposed the issue to the world in the 1980s.
Most terrorist or rebel groups in Africa use children as
soldiersBurundi-Forces Nationales pour la LiberationCentral African
Republic-Union for Democratic Forces for Unity(UFDR)Cote
dIvoire-New Forces
Democratic Republic of the CongoRwandaSierra Leone-Revolutionary
United Front(RUF)Uganda-Lords Resistance Army(LRA)
Why?Why use a child as a soldier?Do they make better
soldiers?What happens to them after the war is over?So they have a
future?
Life of a Child
Soldierhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XmnyUmeGhE8&feature=relatedTrying
to pick up the
pieceshttp://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/africa/july-dec10/uganda_11-16.html
