Børnesoldater forbydes af Bolivia, Comorerne, Guinea Bissau, Kuwait og Yemen, som mandag tilsluttede sig de såkaldte Paris-løfter ved en ceremoni i New York. 105 stater har dermed underskrevet erklæringen om ikke at udnytte børn i væbnede konflikter.
NEW YORK, 3 December 2012 (UN News Centre): “Children’s involvement in armed conflict is detrimental and harmful, not only to the children and to their communities, but to the world at large,” said the Deputy Executive Director of the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Martin Mogwanja, at a ceremony commemorating the principle’s fifth anniversary at UN Headquarters in New York.
“Now is the time to act urgently and unwaveringly, to ensure children are protected from the impact of war and horror of active hostilities,” he added.
Despite growing international efforts to reduce the number of children involved in hostilities, tens of thousands of children are still involved in violent conflicts around the world, according to the world body. Girls and boys are used as combatants, suicide bombers, human shields, porters, sex slaves and more.
