Both AUC and the Fuerza Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) have persisted in recruiting, it says, and "fear of recruitment has led many families to flee their homes in rural areas."
In Myanmar, children have been recruited both by the Government and by armed groups, but some children have fled over the border into Thailand.
In Myanmar, children have been recruited both by the Government and by armed groups, but some children have fled over the border into Thailand.
The Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist "continues to recruit or use children," the report says, while in Northern Ireland "continuing competitive recruitment of young people by all paramilitary groups has been reported in the context of various feuds and the emergence of dissident groups."
In Sri Lanka, the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) made commitments to stop enlisting children, but the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) "has received reports of new recruitment."
Reports from the Philippines indicate that the Moro National Liberation Front, the Moro Islamic Liberation Front, the New People's Army and the Abu Sayyaf enlist children, the report says.
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Reports from the Philippines indicate that the Moro National Liberation Front, the Moro Islamic Liberation Front, the New People's Army and the Abu Sayyaf enlist children, the report says.
UN News Centre: http://www.un.org.news
U.N. Photo
Please also see:
CHILD SOLDIERS;
http://www.un.org/special-rep/children-armed-conflict/soldiers.htm