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all aroun" the #orl"$ chil" !ol"ier! are pre!ent %About the I!!ue!&' But #hat "oe! thi! really mean( Accor"ing to the Paris Principles and Guidelines on Children Associated with Armed Forces or Armed Groups) *A chil" a!!ociate" #ith an arme" orce or arme" group+ re er! to any per!on belo# 1, year! o age #ho i! or #ho ha! been recruite" or u!e" by an arme" orce or arme" group in any capacity$ inclu"ing but not limite" to chil"ren$ boy! an" girl!$ u!e" a! ighter!$ coo-!$ porter!$ me!!enger!$ !pie! or or !e.ual purpo!e!' It "oe! not only re er to a chil" #ho i! ta-ing or ha! ta-en a "irect part in ho!tilitie!' %/he Pari! Principle! 0& /hi! involvement in arme" combat ha! ha" many negative e ect! on chil"ren$ both phy!ical an" p!ychological' In a""ition to negatively impacting the chil"ren involve"$ countrie! an" group! utili1ing chil" !ol"ier! are brea-ing international la#' Accor"ing to 23I456$ the younge!t chil" !ol"ier! are 0 year! ol"' Aroun" a 7uarter o chil" !ol"ier! have reporte" in8uring or -illing !omeone %Stu"ie!'''4hil" Sol"ier!&' At a young age$ e.perience! li-e the!e are very "etrimental to the "evelopment o a chil" p!ychologically' 9eteran chil" !ol"ier! ten" to have problem! ma-ing healthy relation!hip! #ith both a"ult! an" peer! an" !ymptom! o P/S: can lea" the chil" to "rug abu!e %/he 5 ect!'''4hil"ren&' Many chil"ren al!o "ie "ue to "irect an" in"irect con!e7uence! o their involvement in arme" combat' Some are -ille" "irectly in combat$ but many "ie rom lac- o health care$ accor"ing to the War 4hil" organi1ation$ *;o!pital! an" health center! are "e!troye"' :octor! an" nur!e! are -ille" or have le"' 4hil"ren are mo!t vulnerable to "i!ea!e! li-e "iarrhea$ malaria an" cholera' /reatment i! !imple an" cheap$ but million! o chil"ren

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Matheny 2 A! "i!cu!!e" on the 4hil" Sol"ier! International #eb!ite$ many chil" !ol"ier! are unla# ully recruite"< or they are recruite" belo# the internationally !et age 1= or 10 or voluntary recruitment' 3o#$ almo!t t#o thir"! o !tate! ban people un"er the age o 1, rom their military ran-!' %About the I!!ue!&' /he !ame #eb!ite>! article *International Stan"ar"!+ "e!cribe! variou! international an" regional la#! an" !tan"ar"! pertaining to chil" !ol"ier!' /hi! inclu"e! ?PA4$ #hich the 23 a"opte" in May 2000$ that !et! 1, a! the minimum age or compul!ory military recruitment$ an" 1= or voluntary recruitment< the @ome Statute o the International 4riminal 4ourt$ #hich e!tabli!he! u!e o chil" !ol"ier! a! a #ar crime< an" the A rican 4harter on the @ight! an" Wel are o the 4hil"$ #hich #a! a"opte" by the A rican 2nion in 3ovember 1AAA that *!hall ta-e all nece!!ary mea!ure! to en!ure that no chil" !hall ta-e a "irect part in ho!tilitie! an" re rain in particular$ rom recruiting any chil"'+ /he!e la#!$ !tatute!$ an" !tan"ar"! may prevent ormal countrie! rom legally recruiting chil"ren into the military$ but many rebel group! in oppo!ition to the!e countie! completely "i!regar" them' 5!pecially in A rica$ group! !uch a! /he Lor">! @e!i!tance Army in 2gan"a or the @evolutionary 2nite" 6ront in Sierra Leone -i"nap chil"ren an" orce them into their rebel regime! to ight or their cau!e' Accor"ing to the War 4hil" organi1ation>! article */he Lor">! @e!i!tance Army+$ ab"ucte" chil"ren a! u!e" a !ol"ier! or !e. !lave! an" are orce" to commit act! o violence are rien"!$ amily$ an" innocent civilian!' /he article *About the I!!ue!+ claim! that chil" !ol"ier! can be u!e" a! ighter!$ porter!$ courier!$ !pie!$ guar"!$ !uici"e bomber!$ or human !hiel"!' In participation in any o the!e ta!-! can cau!e negative e ect! on a chil">! min"' 4ountie! an" group! that abu!e chil"ren in thi! #ay are brea-ing a variety o international la#! an" !tan"ar"!'

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