Up to 700 children in Iraq were killed or maimed since early this year due to the ISIS conflicts in Iraq.
Leila Zerrougui, Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, has brought the attention of the Iraqi Children to the UN Security Council describing how ISIS is violating the children rights by using them as cover, guards, police, and even suicide bombers. The recent numbers in child soldiers in Africa are a stunning 8,000 children and they are growing. The children are being used by armed groups including the Lords Resistance Army, the Boko Harman insurgency, and even country militias including Iraq. However, there has been progress in stopping the recruitment of children starting with Chad ending recruitment and Yemen signing a plan with the UN to prevent recruitment in its armed forces.
The Iraqi children deserve a better life in this world. They are trying to survive in a world where they are forced to kill or be killed. The UN's priorities need to be more focused on saving these children and help them recover from their burdens of being a child soldier.
http://news.yahoo.com/un-envoy-700-children-iraq-killed-hurt-154743920.html
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