World Nov 23 U.N. report: West Africa has highest numbers of child soldiers By Sam Mednick, Associated Press
Agents for Change May 31 Watch 7:26 How Uganda’s former child soldiers try to heal from the scars of war A community in Lamunu, Uganda, is struggling to return to normal after decades of violent conflict that displaced nearly 2 million people. The Lord’s Resistance Army, led by Joseph Kony, abducted 35,000 children and deployed them as soldiers in an… By Fred de Sam Lazaro, Sarah Clune Hartman
World Mar 03 Watch 6:42 ISIS is recruiting more children to carry out massacres A new report found there were three times as many suicide attacks in the Middle East committed by children this year compared to last. Experts blame Islamic State propaganda that glorifies martyrdom for indoctrinating orphaned and disaffected children to extremist… By PBS News Hour
Apr 18 Watch One Year Later, Kony Campaign’s Call to Action Unresolved One Year Later, Kony Campaign's Call to Action Unresolved…
World Jul 08 Somali Government Urged to End Use of Child Soldiers A report from Somalia's capital Mogadishu describes how children, as young as 9, are carrying assault rifles and operating checkpoints for Somalia's Transitional Federal Government. By Larisa Epatko
Jan 26 Congolese Warlord on Trial for Using Child Soldiers By PBS News Hour Congolese former militia leader Thomas Lubanga pleaded not guilty to using child soldiers in the Democratic Republic of Congo's 1998-2003 civil war, as the International Criminal Court's historic first trial opened Monday. Continue reading
Apr 26 Watch Uganda Attempts to End Decades’ Long Civil War The Ugandan government and the Lord's Resistance Army rebels, which have been mired in civil war for more than 21 years, agreed to resume peace talks Thursday. A report explores international attempts to end the conflict. Continue watching