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Children, not soldiers

Former child soldier Susan* in Yambio sewing clothes to earn a living
Article
19 January 2023
Vocational training restores hope for former child soldiers
Vocational training restores hope for former child soldiers
Joseph passes clothing to men in army attire
Article
13 December 2021
Reintegration programme offers hope for children
Crippling poverty and insecurity compel children as young as 14 to join armed forces in South Sudan
children marching
Photo essay
21 November 2021
Children celebrate World Children’s Day in South Sudan
They call for every child to have the right to be a child
child soldier released
Press release
18 November 2021
UNICEF welcomes release of seven children associated with armed forces
Release follows increased awareness on the Comprehensive Action Plan to end all six grave violations against children in South Sudan
A young mother learns to sew
Article
02 August 2021
Access to social services and job skills provide fresh start
100 former child soldiers get vocational skills training at the care centre in Yambio
Portrait of Mabor Kau
Article
28 July 2021
Former soldier defies tradition to join a mothers’ group
Nowadays, Mabor Kau promotes health and nutrition messages in his community and advocates for breastfeeding to prevent malnutrition
A boy sitting with a Gun
Press release
11 February 2021
Children has no place in armed conflicts and the abuse must end now”
On the International Day against the Use of Child Soldiers, UNICEF is calling for the use of children in armed conflict to end.
A child being chased by gun men
Press release
08 February 2021
Some nightmares have once been a reality
UNICEF is launching a video series on nightmares in children associated with armed forces and armed groups
Animated video still
Page
18 January 2021
Children, not soldiers
Using children in armed conflict is a grave child rights violation. It must end.
Friends sit by a UNICEF-supplied mosquito net
Press release
11 January 2021
Grave violations against children declined in South Sudan
Following revitalized peace agreement and UN engagement with parties, but more remains to be done