Child Soldiers Research Paper

FORUM: General Assembly
QUESTION OF: Child Soldiers: demobilization, rehabilitation and reintegration
SUBMITTED BY: Amnesty International
CO-SUBMITTED BY: The Democratic Republic of the Philippines, Republic of South Africa and Republic of Angola
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY,
Aware that the Coalition's estimates over 8,000 children were still fighting in 2005 in the nations of Côte d'Ivoire, Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea,

Fully Alarmed that there are over 300,000 child soldiers currently serving in the East Asia and Pacific Region (Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea and the Philippines),

Deeply disturbed by the numerous human rights being violated by rebel and militia armies in their recruiting of child soldiers
Calls upon the nations to adapt the law that only 18 year olds can be enlisted to the military: a. The UN should propose a resolution regarding the age of a military applicant and that he/she should be 18 or older, b. Make countries aware that a human is considered a child until the age of 18

2. Recommends the inspection of all the nations’ militaries and that the soldiers are over the age of
Urges for the creation of programs to full demobilize and rehabilitate child soldiers: a. The programs must not just help the children recuperate physically but mentally and emotionally as well, b. Physical and psychological therapy must be given to the children even during the reintegration part of the process, c. The government should relocate the communities where there have been several abduction cases or are threatened by the possibility of abduction to safer areas protected by the government;

4. Suggests children be protected by the national government, UN and NGOs regardless of ethnicity, religion and background;

5. Endorses nations with child soldiers to help the children (once demobilized) find their nearest relatives or provide a new home for the children if their families are gone;

6. Requests willing MDCs and NGOs to provide aid and services to the displaced child soldiers: a. Provide aid such as medicine, clothing, material for shelter, food, and clean water for drinking, b. Provide services such as Medical Check up, Child Psychiatrists and teachers for the children to learn what they had missed while