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  Report of the special representative of the secretary-general for children and armed conflict

  Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, United Nations, 2004

  This report assesses the progress that has been made in mainstreaming the concerns of war-affected children in the United Nations system, and identifies the gaps that still exist.The report finds that notable progress has been made, particularly in the systematic and concerted engagement of the Security Council and the integration of children’s issues in the context of United Nations peacekeepi
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  Living in fear: child soldiers and the Tamil Tigers in Sri Lanka

  Human Rights Watch, 2004

  This report focuses on the continued LTTE (Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam) recruitment of children in Sri Lanka during the cease-fire period, including re-recruitment of children released from the LTTE’s eastern faction in 2004.
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  Caught in the middle: mounting violations against children in Nepal's armed conflict

  Watchlist/Watchlist on Children and Armed Conflict, 2005

  This report documents violations against children and adolescents in the context of the armed conflict in Nepal.
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  State of the world's children 2005: childhood under threat

  United Nations Children's Fund, 2005

  This year’s report analyses the violations of children’s rights, focusing on the three areas of childhood poverty; conflict; and HIV/AIDS.The report finds that millions of children are severely deprived of nutrition, water, sanitation facilities, access to basic health-care services, shelter, education and information.
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  Promotion and protection of the rights of children: impact of armed conflict on children

  United Nations Children's Fund, 1996

  This United Nations (UN) official document presents the report of a UN investigation into the impact of armed conflict on children. The first section of the report explores ways of mitigating the effects of armed conflict on children.
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  Children, not soldiers: guidelines for working with child soldiers and children associated with fighting forces

  Save the Children Fund, 2001

  This Save the Children UK report provides guidance for those working with children involved in armed conflict. It aims to guide planning and programme implementation for those working directly with children, as well as to provide an overview of issues relating to child soldiers for managers and policy-makers who may not have previous experience of the subject.
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  No place like home?: children’s experiences of reintegration in the Kailahun District of Sierra Leone

  Save the Children Fund, 2004

  This report focuses on children’s well-being once back in their villages or towns of origin after reintegration in Sierra Leone.Save the Children UK conducted group discussions and in-depth interviews on the reintegration process with 211 girls and boys from the Kailahun district of Sierra Leone. Both ex-child soldiers and other separated children were included in the research.
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  Child soldiers global report 2004

  Coalition to Stop the Use of Child Soldiers, 2004

  This Global Report documents child recruitment policies and practices from 2001. It monitors compliance by governments and armed political groups to international standards governing the recruitment and use of child soldiers.The report provides an analysis of recruitment standards and practices in more than 180 countries, and identifies regional and global trends.
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  Crossing the border

  Save the Children Fund, 2004

  This report looks at the Disarmament, Demobilisation, Repatriation, Rehabilitation and Reintegration process (DDRRR) of Rwandan boys and girls formerly associated with armed groups in the Democratic Republic of Congo.The report investigates boys' and girls' experiences in the armed groups and during the complex process of cross-border DDRRR.
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  Adolescents volunteering for armed forces or armed groups

  International Committee of the Red Cross, 2003

  This paper presents the main findings of research involving in-depth interviews with children from nine countries who stated that they had volunteered for combat, and discusses the implications of those findings for demobilisation and reintegration programmes.It observes that, while many child soldiers are coerced into joining the army or armed forces, when asked, many children state that they

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