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According to media reports more than 19 000 children are thought to have been recruited by all sides since the South Sudan civil war broke out in 2013. The United Nations has released almost 2 000. More than 10% of them have been under age 13.Human rights groups say child recruitment continues, even as South Sudan's government says it has committed to ending the practice. Before we discuss this further let’s listen to this audio...
To discuss this further we are joined in our studio by:
• Vedasto Nsanzugwanko. UNICEF’s Chief of Child Protection in South Sudan
• Jonathan Pedneault Emergencies researcher at Human Rights Watch