![]() The government estimates that the number of children involved with armed groups is 3662.Ģ- What is being done to prevent and put an end to the recruitment of children into the forces and armed groups? Because of this, these children are separated from their families, deprived of their right to an education, and exposed to serious physical and emotional trauma. They are primarily used as fighters, carriers and sex slaves. On the other hand, armed groups continue to recruit and use children, generating violence that passes from generation to generation. ![]() Since 2015, according to the United Nations Mechanism that is in charge of documenting serious violations against children in armed conflicts, no case of recruitment by the FARDC has been documented. In the DRC, thousands of children have been recruited and used in armed conflicts by armed groups. _ġ- Are there still children in the forces and armed groups in the DRC? ![]() ![]() **INTERVIEW SPECIALIST **_– For the International Day Against the Use of Child Soldiers, Sabrina Cajoly, coordinator of the Working Group for the Protection of Children, answers six questions about children in the forces and armed groups in the DRC. ![]()
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