Areas of work: Child Soldiers
Peacebuilding during times of transitions: Perspectives from Liberia
On 6 September, QUNO welcomed Abel Learwellie, Executive Director of Camp for Peace Liberia, to lead a discussion on peacebuilding during...
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A new Human Rights and Refugees Representative at QUNO Geneva
In February, Rachel Brett who has been Representative, Human Rights and Refugees (HRR) at QUNO Geneva since 1993 announced her...
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Swarthmore Lecture by Rachel Brett
Rachel Brett delivered the Swarthmore lecture at Britain Yearly Meeting on 26 May. Entitled Snakes and Ladders, it described Quaker...
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Child Soldiers: Children Deprived of Parental Care, A Submission by Friends World Committee for Consultation to the Committee on the Rights of the Child Day of General Discussion on “Children without parental care”
This submission discusses how children without parental care are most vulnerable to becoming child soldiers, not only in times of...
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Why Adolescents Volunteer: Oral Statement to UN Commission on Human Rights
An oral statement by Friends World Committee for Consultation (Quakers), to the 60th session of the UN Commission on Human...
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“Child Soldiers: Why Adolescents Volunteer”: Written Statement to UN Commission on Human Rights
A written submission by Friends World Committee for Consultation (Quakers), to the 60th session of the UN Commission on Human...
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Paper on Adolescent Volunteers given at the Spanish Red Cross Conference, Valencia, Spain
This presentation highlights five major (but not exclusive) factors leading youngsters to join armed forces or armed groups without being...
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“Child Soldiers”: Oral Statement to the 59th Session of the UN Commission on Human Rights
This statement deals with the importance of understanding the specific experiences and needs of girl soldiers, and take these into...
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Former Child Soldiers as Refugees in Germany
Published jointly with Terre des hommes Germany, this research concerns the experiences and circumstances of former child soldiers seeking asylum...
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The Voices of Girl Child Soldiers
This set of publications focuses on the experiences of girl children who have been soldiers. It discusses the different circumstances...
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Girl Soldiers: Challenging the Assumptions
This paper is based on QUNO’s research in The Voices of Girl Child Soldiers. It highlights those aspects of the...
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Young Soldiers: Why they choose to fight
This publication seeks to better understand the realities facing boys and girls who “volunteer” for participation in armed conflict, highlighting...
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