Briefing to the UN Security Council Working Group on the recruitment and use of children in the DRC

Written and coordinated by Child Soldiers International, this briefing to the UN Security Council Working Group on Children and Armed Conflict highlights the major activities that Child Soldiers International has undertaken in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in the past few years. It highlights both the progress and setbacks concerning child recruitment and use in the DRC, while examining new and ongoing concerns.

The briefing concludes with a long series of recommendations to the government of the DRC on the prevention of and protection for child soldiers and the recruitment of children into armed forces.