Statistics on Child Soldiers
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The numbers of child soldiers are constantly fluctuating given the evolution of different armed conflicts. So it’s difficult to estimate, a difficulty compounded by the secrecy of the often shady recruiters and the wartime conditions. Human Rights Watch estimates that 200,000 to 300,000 children are currently serving as soldiers for both rebel groups and government forces in armed conflicts. This graph shows the countries where there were child soldiers active in armed conflict in 1998:
And this graph is a bit more specific on the African situation since Africa has without any doubt the largest number of child soldiers (Myanmar in Asia also does it’s “best”):
I hope and pray the end to child soldiers will come sooner than later. I hope my song “War Child” will strike a nerve and will have those recruiters change their minds from using those innocent kids.
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