Burkina Faso: el número de 'niños soldado' se ha multiplicado por cinco

 

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UN chief shocked at grave violence against children in conflict countries

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday expressed shock at the scale of grave violations against children in such countries as Afghanistan, Iraq, Somalia, South Sudan, Syria and Yemen.

Colombia's FARC put end to recruiting minors

Until 2015, the FARC had allowed 15-year-olds to join the organization. This was the minimum age which was later raised to 17 last year...

Britain launches new measures to protect schoolchildren from extremism

Tough new measures to protect children from the "spell of twisted ideologies" were announced Tuesday by Britain's education secretary, Nicky Morgan.

Rise in French women joining IS group ranks as jihadists target female recruits

The number of French women joining the ranks of the Islamic State group in Iraq and Syria is on the rise, say figures reported in the French media on Thursday, a sign of the increasing importance placed on female recruits by the organisation.