Child soldiers are a problem for kids under age the of 15 that who are forced into military service. This putting young kids lives into danger putting them into battle to fight.Also kids this young should not be taught this kind of violence. According to article 38 of the Convention of the Rights of a Child‚some governments should be “establishing a ban” (fact sheet) against forced military. This is still important today because there should not be any child under 18 going through this kind of
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African Republic‚ Chad‚ Somalia‚ Uganda‚ Myanmar‚ Sudan‚ Iraq‚ Colombia and Sri Lanka‚ fight in armies and battle every day. For them‚ killing is all they know. People have witnessed parents‚ siblings‚ and friends be gunned down by young‚ violent adolescents who were trained to devastate. Now that some of these age old wars are ending‚ the question of what to do with the many child combatants is becoming a hot debate. Despite some people believing otherwise‚ former child soldiers should not be given
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Child soldiers are a huge problem in the world. Child soldiers are kids who are under the age of 18. Not all of them fight in war but some are used as cooks‚ suicide bombers‚ messengers‚ spies‚ human shields‚ guard prisoners‚ domestic servants and almost always used for sexual purposes. Anyone over the age of 16 who has killed someone in war‚ does not deserve amnesty‚ but those who have not killed anyone in any age deserve amnesty. A reason why people over the age of 16 do not deserve amnesty
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II. Global Public Health Issue Somalia is a country that has suffered from many issues since the collapse of any sort of centralized government. The Somali people have suffered from countless diseases‚ poverty‚ conflict‚ environmental disasters‚ and constant displacement. For almost an entire generation the country has been without an effective central government‚ which in turn had major effects on the country’s health system. The Somali health system consists primarily of fragmented and
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Introduction Somalia has been known for a country that is not developed and is unsafe to live in. However‚ what holds people together in the country is religion. I will discuss how paramount religion is to the individuals in the country and the values they hold as a society. Along with what ethnic groups are in the country of Somalia and how they revolve around societal issues. Religion Religion is a big part of their identity in Somalia. Islam is the primary religion in Somalia and almost 100%
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economy of socialism in Somalia‚ and it was mainly focused on the economic and political impact of socialism on the Somali state. As discussed in the introductory chapter‚ during the cold war‚ socialism had become an active promotion in Africa. Some African countries including Somalia had pursued an internal policies that have led to totalitarian rule. In the case of Somalia‚ Mohamed Siad Barre‚ seized the power in a military coup in 1969 and renamed the country the Somalia Democratic Republic that
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states as a full member of international community. In my opinion‚ the failed state could be represented by Somalia. In Somalia‚ the citizens aretoo wild coupled with absence of central government‚ they are ignoring the existence of laws and rules. Therefore‚ the situation in Somalia is very chaos and insecurity. The most impressive incident happened in the world is piracy off the coast of Somalia. Since the second phase of Somali Civil War in the early 21st century‚ it has been a great threat to international
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Civil War in Somalia The video on the Civil War in Somalia showed that resources were limited and many people were dying during that time. Bodies were just rooting in the streets‚ some for two months ago and some for two days ago and didn’t get a proper burial. Untrained people are performing operations on tabletops because there is a shortage of doctors and surgical equipment. There was no water‚ no food‚ and no medicine. Most of the international community has turned their backs on Somalia. The UN believes
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Somalia is a nation in eastern Africa. It is situated on the coast of the Indian Ocean and the Gulf of Aden‚ along the projection land known as the Horn of Africa. The region was famed in ancient times for its frankincense and myrrh‚ fragrant substances derived from trees. Modern Somalia came into being in 1960‚ with the union of the former colonies of British and Italian Somaliland. THE PEOPLE. The Somalis are thought to be descended from African and Arab peoples. Almost all speak the Somali language
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history The Problem Of Rape In Somalia CNN has recently reported on events currently happening in somalia. a lot of violence has been reported. physical and mental abuse goes on in somalia. For women in somalia though this is the least of their worries. women in somalia have their fears locked on being raped or even witnessing such events happen. many women in somalia are raped every day. many of which had no escape and were helpless. many women in somalia had to go through watching a loved
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