http://children.foreignpolicyblogs.com/2007/09/20/child-soldiers-in-the-congo-are-increasing/ The largest network of Foreign Policy blogs Fri, 09 Jan 2009 10:34:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=wordpress-mu-1.0 http://children.foreignpolicyblogs.com/2007/09/20/child-soldiers-in-the-congo-are-increasing/#comment-1889 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 06:45:45 +0000 http://children.foreignpolicyblogs.com/2007/09/20/child-soldiers-in-the-congo-are-increasing/#comment-1889 [...] Why are there so many children? The countries long running civil war, which ended in 2003, engulfed many child soldiers, of which many saw only rise in th past year, as seen in my previous post Child Soldiers in the Congo are Increasing. Many former child soldiers have now been led to the streets, many who lack the demobilization and reintegration support they so desperatly need. The war has also left many children orphans, in increasingly abusive homes and families impoverished, leading many to seek refuge and solace on the streets. Other children have literally been thrown out on the streets by their families and communities for the sins of witchcraft, as you can see more on in my previous post, Children Cast Into the Streets as Witches. [...] […] Why are there so many children? The countries long running civil war, which ended in 2003, engulfed many child soldiers, of which many saw only rise in th past year, as seen in my previous post Child Soldiers in the Congo are Increasing. Many former child soldiers have now been led to the streets, many who lack the demobilization and reintegration support they so desperatly need. The war has also left many children orphans, in increasingly abusive homes and families impoverished, leading many to seek refuge and solace on the streets. Other children have literally been thrown out on the streets by their families and communities for the sins of witchcraft, as you can see more on in my previous post, Children Cast Into the Streets as Witches. […]

]]> http://children.foreignpolicyblogs.com/2007/09/20/child-soldiers-in-the-congo-are-increasing/#comment-1712 Wed, 25 Jun 2008 22:48:30 +0000 http://children.foreignpolicyblogs.com/2007/09/20/child-soldiers-in-the-congo-are-increasing/#comment-1712 [...] The DRC has seen thousands of children forcibly recruited by armed militant groups to be used as child soldiers, porters and sex slaves.  UNICEF has estimated that some 30,000 child soldiers are in place in the DRC, many are girls and the situation has been noticeably on the increase as seen in my post, Child Soldiers in the Congo are Increasing [...] […] The DRC has seen thousands of children forcibly recruited by armed militant groups to be used as child soldiers, porters and sex slaves.  UNICEF has estimated that some 30,000 child soldiers are in place in the DRC, many are girls and the situation has been noticeably on the increase as seen in my post, Child Soldiers in the Congo are Increasing […]

]]> http://children.foreignpolicyblogs.com/2007/09/20/child-soldiers-in-the-congo-are-increasing/#comment-612 Wed, 26 Sep 2007 18:57:02 +0000 http://children.foreignpolicyblogs.com/2007/09/20/child-soldiers-in-the-congo-are-increasing/#comment-612 [...] Child Soldiers in the Congo are IncreasingWar in the Congo is nothing new, nor is the use of child soldiers, however it seems the number of child soldiers is only increasing. After. the situation in the Congo is only deteriorating, and thus the safety and wellbeing of … [...] […] Child Soldiers in the Congo are IncreasingWar in the Congo is nothing new, nor is the use of child soldiers, however it seems the number of child soldiers is only increasing. After. the situation in the Congo is only deteriorating, and thus the safety and wellbeing of … […]

]]> http://children.foreignpolicyblogs.com/2007/09/20/child-soldiers-in-the-congo-are-increasing/#comment-600 Mon, 24 Sep 2007 21:15:18 +0000 http://children.foreignpolicyblogs.com/2007/09/20/child-soldiers-in-the-congo-are-increasing/#comment-600 [...] Child Soldiers in the Congo are IncreasingWar in the Congo is nothing new, nor is the use of child soldiers, however it seems the number of child soldiers is only increasing. After. the situation in the Congo is only deteriorating, and thus the safety and wellbeing of … [...] […] Child Soldiers in the Congo are IncreasingWar in the Congo is nothing new, nor is the use of child soldiers, however it seems the number of child soldiers is only increasing. After. the situation in the Congo is only deteriorating, and thus the safety and wellbeing of … […]

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