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Elite Investigative Journal
Children on the Battleield: A Look into the Use of Child Soldiers in the DRC Conlict, pg 5-17
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Children on the Battleield: A Look into the Use of
Child Soldiers in the DRC Conlict
by Judith Victoria Mwandumba
Photo Courtesy of cnn.com
Abstract also examines reasons why children are
preferred for recruitment and argues that
The phenomenon of child soldiers has become as long as conlicts continue to ravage the
a global concern, particularly since the end African continent, the child soldier will
of the Cold War and particularly in Africa, a remain on the African battleields for the
continent replete with numerous and protracted foreseeable future. Despite some drawbacks,
civil wars where children are recruited to serve the paper further argues that important steps
as combatants and carry out other roles. This have been made thus far to end the use of
paper focuses on the child soldier phenomenon children in armed conlict.
on the African continent in general and the
Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in Introduction
particular. Following a review of literature on
conlict in the DRC, Africa and beyond, the The number and intensity of armed conlicts
paper from car accidents argues that a range on the African continent has long been a
of political, economic, social and cultural matter of major concern to the world, and
factors all combine to bring about this deadly more speciically, to the United Nations
phenomenon. In the case of the DRC, the paper Security Council; a body that holds the
argues that all parties to the conlict have used primary responsibility for the maintenance of
children at some point and this has made it hard peace and security throughout
to stop their recruitment altogether. The paper
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Children on the Battleield: A Look into the Use of Child Soldiers in the DRC Conlict, pg 5-17
©2014-2016 SYT Global, Inc.
Children on the Battleield: A Look into the Use of
Child Soldiers in the DRC Conlict
by Judith Victoria Mwandumba
Photo Courtesy of cnn.com
Abstract also examines reasons why children are
preferred for recruitment and argues that
The phenomenon of child soldiers has become as long as conlicts continue to ravage the
a global concern, particularly since the end African continent, the child soldier will
of the Cold War and particularly in Africa, a remain on the African battleields for the
continent replete with numerous and protracted foreseeable future. Despite some drawbacks,
civil wars where children are recruited to serve the paper further argues that important steps
as combatants and carry out other roles. This have been made thus far to end the use of
paper focuses on the child soldier phenomenon children in armed conlict.
on the African continent in general and the
Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in Introduction
particular. Following a review of literature on
conlict in the DRC, Africa and beyond, the The number and intensity of armed conlicts
paper from car accidents argues that a range on the African continent has long been a
of political, economic, social and cultural matter of major concern to the world, and
factors all combine to bring about this deadly more speciically, to the United Nations
phenomenon. In the case of the DRC, the paper Security Council; a body that holds the
argues that all parties to the conlict have used primary responsibility for the maintenance of
children at some point and this has made it hard peace and security throughout
to stop their recruitment altogether. The paper
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