CAR recruits about 2,000 child soldiers

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2, 000 child soldiers recruited in Central African Republic

UNICEF says more than 2,000 boys and girls have been recruited by armed forces in the Central African Republic since the country?s latest wave of violence began in December.

UNICEF, in a report said it had clear evidence of continuing recruitment of children, and warned that such a practice constituted a “grave” violation of international law.

“Recruiting children is both morally unacceptable and prohibited under international law. We have called on the new leadership in the country to ensure that all children associated with armed groups are released immediately and protected from further violations,? UNICEF?s Representative in the Central African Republic Souleymane Diabate said.

Diabate said that the new authorities in the capital, Bangui, had shown their intention to identify and release children among the ranks of armed groups, stressing however that UNICEF was committed to working with them to ensure that new recruitment stopped immediately and that child soldiers were returned to their families.

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