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	The majority of child soldiers are associated with government-backed paramilitaries, armed opposition groups, factional groups and groups based on ethnic or religious identity Latest Reports and Press Statements Release and reintegration of child soldiers: One part of a bigger puzzle - a briefing paper by the Child Soldiers Coalition - October 2009 Press statement - Call for real progress in protecting children affected by armed conflict in Myanmar - joint response to UN Security Council Working Group on Children and Armed Conflict's conclusions on Myanmar - November 2009 Briefing document to the UN Security Council working group on children and armed conflict on the situation in Sri Lanka - July 2009 Child Soldiers Global Report 2008 Previous reports Latest News New! Burma army frees boy after mother pleads through media (BBC) New! Canadian Supreme Court finds Guantanamo detainee's rights were violated (American Civil Liberties Union) New! Some children choose to be soldiers, study finds (nrc) New! Uncertain future for Nepal's former child soldiers (BBC) New! Congo warlord defence opens at International Criminal Court (Radio Netherlands) 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. 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 support the Red Hand Campaign to collect one million red hands against the use of child soldiers.