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Former Child Soldiers to Spearhead Move to Rehabilitate Children Affected by Wars
Five former child soldiers have teamed up with the United Nations Childrens Fund and the UN office of the secretary-generals special representative for children and armed conflict to launch the new group.
Our clear vision is to create a world without children being used in war, a world that is just, inclusive and supports the participation of children, Grace Akallo, who was abducted from her high school at the age of 14 and forced to fight in the rebel Lords Resistance Army in northern Uganda, said at a news conference at the United Nations.
Ms Akallo, who is now attending college in Massachusetts in the United States, also underscored the need for accountability.
An AK-47 is not made for a kid, stressed Ken Kelei, who was taken by a militia in southern Sudan when he was just four years old.
What allowed him to recapture his childhood after his horrible experience was holistic rehabilitation, he said.
Our heads are full, packed with traumas, when we are disarmed; we are not able to function like kids, Mr Kelei, now working towards a Masters degree in international and European law in the Netherlands, said. Theres no room to be educated or to observe things.
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