Today is Red Hand Day, which seeks to draw attention to the fates of child soldiers, children who are forced to serve as soldiers in wars and armed conflicts.
The aim is to call for action against this vile practice, and to support children who suffer from this awful child abuse.
Children have been used as soldiers in armed conflicts in sub-Saharan Africa, SE Asia, and Latin America.Some quarter of a million children are being brutalised in this fashion across the globe.
The main focus of the work done by more than a hundred organisations inluding UNICEF, MSF, AI, the Red Cross & Red Crescent is to disarm, demobilise, and re-integrate these often-traumatised children.More power to their elbow.
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