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=__ Saving Child Soldiers Company __=

= = = "We are supposed to save our next generation not kill them" =



Position- I am against child soldiers and we should do all we can to __help__ them. = =



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=Facts about child soldiers = = =
 * =Hundreds of thousands of child soldiers are in armies. =
 * =Forced to kill their parents to stigmatize them. =
 * =In Africa the rate of children to child soldiers is 10:1 =
 * =2,000 child soldiers die everyday =
 * =200,000 child soldiers in the world =
 * =Child Soldiers are in 75 percent of the worlds problems =
 * =In Africa 20 percent of government groups use child soldiers =
 * =In Africa 80 percent of rebel groups use child soldiers. =
 * =Once recruited, child soldiers may serve as porters or cooks, guards, messengers or spies. Many are pressed into combat, where they may be forced to the front lines or sent into minefields ahead of older troops. Some children have been used for suicide missions. =
 * =Both boys and girls are child soldiers are used. Girls are sometimes raped or used as a commanders wife.=
 * =Children are uniquely vulnerable to this because of their physical and mental immaturity.=

Save the Youth of the World: Stop Child Soldiers There are many problems with the child soldiers. There are also many solutions to these problems. Unfortunately many of these solutions are not happening. To really __help__ these child soldiers we need to pressure UN to make more __programs__, protest the not making of laws and spread awareness with anyone. We basically need to do all we can to stop this, because we would hate it if it happened to someone we loved. These children deserve an equal chance at life as we are and some inconsiderate people are in the way of this happening. We need to save the next generation not kill them.

My Solution: I have a general __idea__ on what I can do to try to __help__ these child soldiers. I know that the UN is involved a lot in the solutions of child soldiers. The UN building is also conveniently close to where I live. So I was thinking I might be able to make a video about this __topic__ like a __public service__ announcements. Also, i could write a letter to them about these horrible crimes.Finally i could get a petition and send it out all together in one package and send it to the UN. Hopefully the UN will open this and see that the public is starting to notice this to and that there needs to be a stop to this.