Somalia Agress To Purge Child Soldiers From Its Ranks


UN: Somalia Vows To Release Child Soldiers In Army -- Washington Post

NAIROBI, Kenya -- Somalia's government will work with the United Nations to release and rehabilitate child soldiers in its army, a U.N. envoy who tracks the recruitment of child soldiers said Wednesday.

The number of children in the Somali army is unclear, but a plan to be developed by the Somali government will help establish the extent of the problem, said Radhika Coomaraswamy, the U.N. special representative for children in armed conflict.

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More News On Somalia's Child Soldiers

New Somali Prime Minister pledges to work towards "action plan" to end recruitment and use of child soldiers -- Relief Web
UN official expresses serious concern about child soldiers in Somalia -- Garowe Online
Somalia Commits to Rehabilitating Child Soldiers -- SOS Children's Villages

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