http://childsoldiers.blogs.bftf.org Just another Ben Franklin Institute weblog Fri, 27 Jul 2007 19:04:06 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The things that are currently happening are that the number of dying children is growing & it won't stop in the near future if the rich countries don't making a bigger effort. Now, the countries are donating a lot of money, but they do not manage/control the use of the big ... http://childsoldiers.blogs.bftf.org/2007/07/27/whats-going-on-now/ The US Government has done some things to help the Child soldier situation. These things include spending 81 million on anti-trafficking efforts abroad. This money was spread out in the following areas: USAID to set up and improve DDR Programs in Northern Uganda and Southern Sudan, In Afghanistan the US ... http://childsoldiers.blogs.bftf.org/2007/07/27/what-has-the-us-goverment-done/ It is important to see the U.S. State Department's ratings on African countries' human rights records. Check it out! http://childsoldiers.blogs.bftf.org/2007/07/25/state-department-reportings/ Hello there, I am Shaho Fazeli-Azar and I am from Copenhagen Denmark. I wanna make sure that you will know about "War crimes against Recruiting Child Soldiers" especially in Africa. There are hundreds of thousands of children who have been affected by warlords in the taking of child soldiers. There ... http://childsoldiers.blogs.bftf.org/2007/07/25/shaho-post/ With all this talk about child soldiers, it is probably important to realize what exactly a "child soldier" is. According to the U.S. Senate, In this Act, the term ‘‘child soldier’’ means: 1) any person under age 18 who takes a direct part in hostilities as a member of governmental armed forces; 2) ... http://childsoldiers.blogs.bftf.org/2007/07/25/hello-world/