New York — Children are recruited to be fighters, informants, looters, messengers, spies and as domestic and sexual slaves
The number of child soldiers, especially girls, found being recruited around the world has risen dramatically in recent years, as armed conflicts that target children have intensified, a leading agency said on Tuesday.
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