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	136 governments have pledged to abide by an international treaty banning the use of children under the age of 18 in direct hostilities Latest Reports and Media Statements Child Soldiers Coalition joins child rights NGOs in urging countries that have not ratified either the child soldiers or sale of children (or both) Optional Protocols to the Convention on the Rights of the Child - May 2010 (List of countries) Coalition report to the Committee on the Rights of the Child on OPAC implementation in Sri Lanka - April 2010 Media statement on Mai Mai child recruitment and use - 26 February 2010 Mai Mai child recruitment and use in the DRC - February 2010 (Click here for French version) Child Soldiers Global Report 2008 Previous reports Latest News New! South Sudan to end use of child soldiers (BBC) New! (Myanmar) Border Guard Force accepts children from DKBA (Mizzima) New! Child soldiers (in South Sudan) 'too hungry' to integrate (Newsday) New! Omar Khadr trial imperils all child soldiers (Toronto Star) New! Democratic Republic of the Congo - former child soldiers going home (ICRC) More news Action Appeals Ratify the Child Soldiers Treaty Ask countries to ratify the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict. Update on United States Child Soldiers Accountability and Child Soldiers Prevention Acts Home The Coalition to Stop the Use of Child Soldiers works to prevent the recruitment and use of children as soldiers, to secure their demobilisation and to ensure their rehabilitation and reintegration into society. NEW! Vacancy for Administrative officer Sign up to receive website updates Website contents Under Child Soldiers you will find facts about child soldiers, the answers to frequently asked questions, recent developments, and details of international standards on children and armed conflict. In the same section there is information about government armed forces and armed groups, and a page on DDR (disarmament, demobilization and reintegration). The Coalition section explains who we are and what we do. Under Regions you can search for information about individual countries and regions. In the Library you will find all our Global Reports and themed reports, together with those of partner organizations, and an up-to-date listing of media coverage of child soldiers from around the world. We have developed a psycho-social section to foster a constructive inter and intra-disciplinary dialogue on relevant psycho-social issues in the area of children and armed conflict. On our Get Involved page you can find out how to make a donation, raise money for the Coalition by shopping online or changing your search engine, and join in letter writing campaigns.