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Author: Pernille Ironside

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On 10 February 2015, children surrender their weapons during a ceremony formalizing their release from the SSDA Cobra Faction armed group, in Pibor, South Sudan.
Children have the right to be children, not soldiers

Children have the right to be children, not soldiers

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By Pernille Ironside

This month marks ten years since my first negotiation to release ‘child soldiers’ from armed forces. I still remember the look of fear mixed with excitement of Jean-Baptiste* as he realized he was going to go back to his family and his village in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). With the help of UNICEF, he was starting the… Read more →←

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