Strong political will and leadership will be required from all parties to the conflict, as well as respect for the territorial integrity of the DRC. We endorse the call by the UN Security Council for ...

UN commitment to protect children from being recruited as soldiers. However, armed groups have increased the recruitment and ...

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine is in the final stages of drafting recruitment reforms to attract 18- to 25-year-olds who are currently exempt from mobilization as it looks for ways to bolster its ...

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine is in the final stages of drafting recruitment reforms to attract ... and measures to ensure dialogue between soldiers and their commanders. The plan is aimed at ...

Thousands of children unwillingly participated in the violent conflict as soldiers, spies and laborers. Many took part in attacks on their own neighbors and relatives, many faced sexual violence ...