Child Soldiers In The Military Essay

Across the world, in over a dozen nations, 300,000 children are employed in various organized and guerilla military groups. Throughout the years, numerous actions have been taken by the UN and other national groups which have attempted to regulate the situation, yet the efforts have proven faulty, In the current year, thousands of children will die fighting in both civil and foreign wars for rebel groups and even organized government armies. So long as children remain serving in military disputes, the world’s progress will remain stagnant. Past ratifications from the United Nations include; the Universal Declaration of Human Rights,1948, the UN Convention on the Rights of a Child, 1989, and UN Security Council Resolutions 1261, 1460, 1612, and 2143. Though these resolutions have aided in decreasing the conscription of child soldiers, more affirmative action in necessary to set a forceful precedent and terminate the unjust use of children in military conflict. Thus, the United Nations must enact a resolution which regulates the forced military service of children under the age of

Currently, only 60% of children in DRC enroll in school, as it is both too expensive and not mandatory. Moreover, the DRC has long struggle with starvation, sexual abuse, prostitution, and child displacement, further amplifying the issue, as children see military service as a way out of poverty. DRC has recognized both the UN Convention on the Rights of a Child and Security Council Resolution 1321, yet the problem remains prominent as many former child soldiers are unable to return to their families. Therefore, the Democratic Republic of the Congo hopes to pass a resolution which, first, ends the use of child soldiers, while also improving domestic living standards for children in emerging nations, as this may be the root cause of the