![]() ![]() These trends were observed in the United Nations Secretary General's 2001 Report on the Prevention of Armed Conflict, which stated: "Young people with limited education and few employment opportunities often provide fertile recruiting ground for parties to a conflict. It is generally believed that as long as young people see themselves as outcasts, they are more likely to seek immediate solutions to their survival, including warfare. This in turn makes them feel excluded from mainstream society and they (mostly young men) turn to the armed militias. This environment makes it harder for young people to make the normal transition into adulthood.Ĭonflict environments prevent children from gaining a good education and learning useful skills. In many parts of the world, especially in sub-Saharan Africa, the problem of children growing up amid conflict has seen an upsurge since the end of the cold war. This means most young people are coming of age in societies that lack basic education and employment opportunities. The issue of child combatants has received much press in the last decades, but now there is a growing awareness of what drives young people to join the armed forces.Īccording to the 2007 World Development Report published by the World Bank, there are 1.5 billion people worldwide aged between 12- and 24-years-1.3 billion of whom live in developing countries. The increasing involvement of children and young people in many of the world's conflict-affected regions is an important area of concern for global security and the welfare of the younger generations. Young people are increasingly involved in armed conflicts and their grievances are increasingly viewed as a possible conflict-ignition factor. Youth at War: Dealing With a Generation of Young Soldiers ![]()
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