Darfur's largest rebel group has issued an order banning the use of child soldiers following talks with the United Nations on the matter in July last year.
The Justice and Equality Movement (JEM), Darfur's largest rebel group, announced its commitment to end the use of child soldiers, according to a UNAMID press release from 16 ... read more »
A faction of one of the armed groups in Darfur has agreed to prohibit the use of child soldiers in its ranks after discussions with the joint African Union-United Nations ... read more »
The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) today signed a child protection agreement, which includes ending the recruitment of child soldiers, with a major rebel group in the ... read more »
United Nations-African Union Mission in Darfur, 5 October 2011
The Sudan Liberation Army's Historical Leadership, a breakaway group from the armed movement SLA/Abdel Wahid, one of the major factions fighting in Darfur, has agreed to prohibit ... read more »
Today's agreement between Darfur's Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) and the United Nations is a welcome commitment for the protection of children in Darfur. read more »
International Criminal Court judges, in convicting Congolese warlord Thomas Lubanga of war crimes, have reminded the world that persons who engage children in an armed conflict ... Read more »
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