Sudan: End Recruitment of Child Soldiers

End Recruitment of Child Soldiers Now, UN Envoys Urge Sudanese Parties

New York, Feb 1 2007 8:00PM

The United Nations envoy on children and armed conflict and the deputy head of the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) have urged all parties in Sudan to commit to ending child recruitment and to immediately release any children associated with their forces.

Wrapping up a week-long visit to Sudan, including to strife-torn Darfur, the Secretary-General’s Special Representative for