State Department Required to Report on Use of Child Soldiers
April 10, 2003

The Young Face of War
April 8, 2003

Children in Conflict: Assessing the Optional Protocol
First appeared in the Journal of Conflict, Security and Development, 2002

Under the Gun: Children and Small Arms
From the African Security Review on small arms and children in Africa, Vol. 11 No. 3, 2002

Child Soldiers in Iraq
November/December 2002 — Requires Acrobat Reader

Children Used as Soldiers in Iraq
Nov. 18, 2002

U.S. Ratifies Child Soldiers Treaty
June 27, 2002

UN Holds Special Session on Children
May 23, 2002

Senate Holds Hearing on Child Soldiers Treaty
March 28, 2002

Child Soldiers Treaty Enters into Force
Feb. 14, 2002

Testimony by Rear Adm. (Ret.) Eugene J. Carroll before the Senate Foreign Relations Committte
March 7, 2002 — Testimony by CDI's Vice President Emeritus at a Hearing on U.S. Ratification of Optional Protocols to the U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child

Putting Children First — background report for the UN Conference on Small Arms, Biting the Bullet
December 2001 — Requires Acrobat Reader

Children on the Front Line:
Child Soldiers in Afghanistan
Oct. 15, 2001

Use of Children as Soldiers
As published by Foreign Policy in Focus October 2001

Briefing 11 - Putting Children First:
Building a Framework for International Action to Address the Impact of Small Arms on Children
July 2001 — Requires Acrobat Reader

The Impact of Small Arms on War-Affected Children — prepared for the UN Conference on the Illicit Trade in Small Arms in All its Aspects
July 2001 — Requires Acrobat Reader
  Cambodia: Pol Pot's Legacy of Violence
  Mozambique: The Battle Continues for Former Child Soldiers
  Colombia: No Safe Haven from War

Global Report on Child Soldiers Released
June 14, 2001

Middle East Tackles Child Soldiers
April 26, 2001

Child Soldiers Released in Sudan, Still no U.S. Action
March 1, 2001

A Day for All Veterans
Nov. 9, 2000

Canada Hosts Conference on War-Affected Children
Sept. 28, 2000

UN Security Council Takes Action on Child Soldiers
Aug. 17, 2000

President Signs Child Soldier Treaty
July 20, 2000

Child Soldiering is Worst Form of Child Labor
June 22, 2000

Child Soldier Conference Held in Asia
May 25, 2000

United States Changes Position on Child Soldiers
February 2000 — Requires Acrobat Reader

International Community Reaches Agreement on Child Soldiers
Jan. 27, 2000

Remembering the Smallest Veterans
Nov. 4, 1999

Europeans Act on Child Soldier Issue
Oct. 28, 1999

The Smallest Warriors:
Child Soldiers
August 1999 — Requires Acrobat Reader

Security Council Adopts Child Soldier Resolution
Sept. 2, 1999

Latin American Conference Addresses Child Soldiers
July 15, 1999

Africa Reacts to Child Soldier Problem
April 29, 1999

Ban on Child Soldiers Delayed Again
Jan. 14, 1999

UN Raises Age Minimum for Troops
Nov. 5, 1998

Child Combatants:
The Road to Recovery — video
Sept. 13, 1998

Child Combatants:
The Road to Recovery
Sept. 10, 1998

International Efforts Address Use of Child Soldiers
Jan. 27, 1998

Child Soldiers: Invisible Combatants — video
June 29, 1997

 
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