THE ABUSE OF CHILD SOLDIERS IN AFRICA

One of the most shocking facts about child soldiers is that
they will start
shooting at adult soldiers and peacekeeping militia
on or without
command ! It is awesome to think about the
consequences...Soldiers
are trained to defend themselves. They have no other
choice but to return fire
at armed young child soldiers. These are the hard
facts about the never ending
civil wars of some African sates who are
constantly in the news. According
to International Law and the Geneva
Convention as well as the rules of the
International Red Cross, war lords
who train innocent children to become killing
machines,
are War Criminals who should be
brought
to justice. In training peacekeeping militia with United Nations
Peacekeeping Instruction courses, they are sensitised about the breach of
International Laws. Subsequently they can assist to identify the war
lords
and expose them to the international fora. Our idea is to curb
this evil
on the African continent because it becomes a deadly circle where
children grow
up as killing machines. When they are adults they do not
know anything
else but to fight for their immediate existence. They do
not know the
human part of life and peaceful co-existence. They are
ignorant about
civilised morals
and values. The only way to
curb this monstrosity is to educate
them along with peacekeepers how to
resolve conflict without a gun in the
hand. Our answer lies in the
United Nations Institute for Training and
Research Peacekeeping Operations
Correspondence Instruction (UNITAR POCI).
However, it will take years
to achieve some positive outcomes. But if
you want to sit in the shade of a
tree within the
next three years, you have to plant it now !