2 December 2008
TBD
UNICEF Calls Upon Armed Groups to Cease Recruitment of Children in the DRC
02/12/2008
The offices of UNICEF in Goma were informed that five children have been recruited in Kishangi by armed groups. Eighty-five percent of the schools in Rutshuru remain closed and even if some are open, parents are still afraid to send their children to school because they are targeted places for forced recruitment.
Stephanie Coutrix reports
Full audio from Geneva briefing available below
Stephanie Coutrix reports
Full audio from Geneva briefing available below
UNICEF Briefing on the Recruitment of Children in the DRC
Duration: 00:01:46
Melinda Eles, Spokesperson for UNICEF, briefs on the situation in DRC regarding the recruitement of children by armed groups.
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