Innovation in the Prevention of the Use of Child Soldiers: Women in the Security Sector

Abstract

Of all the characteristics that define contemporary conflict, the use of child soldiers presents one of the farthest-reaching and most disturbing trends. As of 2015, according to the United Nations Special Representative for the Secretary-General on Children and Armed Conflict, of the 59 countries identified by the organizations Secretary General for grave violations against children in war, 57 are named for the recruitment and use of child soldiers.1The deliberate use of child soldiers by armed forces and armed groups is a way to overcome their weak starting point as far as recruiting, organization, and other state-centered systemic barriers to growth

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 2016
Accession Number
AD1042441

Entities

People

  • Romeo Dallaire
  • Sam Holland
  • Shelly Whitman

Organizations

  • Dalhousie University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Combat Operations
  • Governments
  • Human Rights
  • International Organizations
  • Lessons Learned
  • Military Operations
  • National Governments
  • Observers
  • Peacekeeping
  • Police
  • Security
  • Security Personnel
  • Sexual Assault
  • Societies
  • Training
  • United Nations
  • Violence

Fields of Study

  • History

Readers

  • International Relations and Conflict Resolution
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  • Strategic Security Studies