(English) Junior Nzita (Paix pour l’Enfance) on children and armed conflict – Security Council, 7414th meeting
Talking about child soldiers at the Social Good Summit
“There is no acceptable way for children to be involved in hostilities,” Special Representative Leila Zerrougui told the audience of a panel on child soldiers at the Social Good Summit on Monday. Grace Akallo, herself a former girl soldier abducted by the Lord’s Resistance Army in northern Uganda, talked about the challenges she faced to [...]
Grace Akallo : To the grave and back
Grace Akallo : To the grave and back
Junior Nzita Nsuami: A Former Child Soldier Rebuilds His Life
Junior Nzita Nsuami: A Former Child Soldier Rebuilds His Life
Lord’s Resistance Army – Press Conference with Grace Akallo
Despite the weakening and scattering of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), it continued to be one of the gravest violators of children’s rights and must be stopped, a top UN official said, as she introduced a United Nations report on the subject.
29 Apr 2009 – Grace Akallo at the Security Council
Statement by Grace Akallo Security Council Open Debate on Children and Armed Conflict29 April 2009 Madame Chairperson, Mr. Secretary-General, Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, good morning. Let me thank you for inviting me to give a small voice to the many voiceless children in wars. My name is Grace Akallo. I am from Uganda, and I [...]
Grace Akallo Statement to the Security Council
Grace Akallo Statement to the Security Council