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LESSON PLAN : Child Soldiers

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WORLD MAP OF CHILD SOLDIERS (2000/2001)

Note: This map indicates only situations in which children have actively participated in conflict. It does not show all countries where children are recruited into government armed forces or armed groups. Please refer to individual country entries in the Child Soldiers Global Report (2001) for further information.

List of Countries with Child Soldiers Fighting in Recent and Ongoing Conflicts
(G: government armed forces, P: paramilitaries, O: armed opposition groups)

• Colombia (P,O)
• Mexico (P,O)
• Peru (O)
• Russian Federation (O)
• Turkey (O)
• Yugoslavia (former Rep. of) (P,O)
• Algeria (P,O)
• Angola (G,O)
• Burundi (G,O)
• Chad (G)
• Republic of Congo (G,O)
• Dem. Rep. of the Congo (G,O)
• Eritrea (G)
• Ethiopia (G)
• Rwanda (G,O)
• Sierra Leone (G,P,O)
• Somalia (all groups)
• Sudan (G,P,O)
• Uganda (G,O)
• Iran (G,O)
• Iraq (G,O)
• Israel and Occupied Territories (G,O)
• Lebanon (O)
• Afghanistan (all groups)
• India (P,O)
• Indonesia (P,O)
• Myanmar (G,O)
• Nepal (O)
• Pakistan (O)
• Philippines (O)
• Solomon Islands (O)
• Sri Lanka (O)
• East Timor (P,O)
• Tajikistan (O)
• Papua New Guinea (O)
• Uzbekistan (O)