The Use Of Children As Soldiers In Armed Conflicts

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The use of children as soldiers is a global issue requiring a global response. Children are used as soldiers by governments and armed groups in many countries in the Americas, Europe and Middle East. The Russian Federation is concerned with human rights and the rights of children. The Russian Federation was one of the first countries to ratify the Convention on the Rights of a Child. By signing the treaty, a stance was taken that the Russian Federation is going to make the necessary provisions to keep children out of armed conflict. The Russian federation is adamant about the age requirements of those allowed to participate in war as 18. The use of child soldiers in armed conflict plagues our global society, as thousands of children continue to be recruited into armed conflict by both government forces and armed rebel groups in spite global efforts to combat the continued use of children. The Coalition to Stop the Use of Child Soldiers believes that more than 120,000 children under 18 years of age are currently participating in armed conflicts , some no more than 7 or 8 years of age. Once recruited the child soldiers are often forced kill as a way to break them, they are often forced to kill, and sometimes rape, other children or even members of their own family. Child soldiers are also much cheaper than their adult counterparts as they are unpaid and fed less, thus are quick to access and cheap to use, as well as more disposable. As modern arms are light and easy to use, training children to use and fire weapons accurately is significantly easier. Even in armed forces that otherwise appear to respect recruitment procedures, the creation of government-sponsored militia forces tends to open the floodgates to child recruitment. My solutions to the country is joining the law of Article 38 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child:
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