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July 2005

Child Soldiers: Children Deprived of Parental Care, A Submission by Friends World Committee for Consultation to the Committee on the Rights of the Child Day of General Discussion on "Children without parental care"

This submission discusses how children without parental care are most vulnerable to becoming child soldiers, not only in times of armed conflict, but also in peacetime. It particularly mentions children under 18 years of age in State institutions, who may be recruited into Government armed forces. The submission includes recommendations for the Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC).

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