(UNICEF) – UNICEF has received credible reports that children are participating in the conflict in South Sudan. Although unable to confirm precise numbers of children involved in the fighting, UNICEF urges all parties in the ongoing conflict not to use or allow children to be used in the fighting, and to immediately release any children. Under both international and South Sudanese national law, no person under the age of 18 should be allowed to participate in armed conflict, whether as a member of a regular army or of an informal militia.
UNICEF: Child combatants reported in South Sudan conflict
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