Child soldiers are a widespread problem in the international community and must be stopped. Whether kidnapped, enslaved or volunteered: child soldiers are a flagrant violation of human rights. The United Nations is actively working to eradicate this problem by creating programs such as the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), a treaty containing three optional protocols, including the The first is aimed at protecting the rights of children. UNICEF is an organization established by the United Nations General Assembly in 1946 to “advocate for the protection of the rights of children, to help them meet their basic needs and expand their opportunities to reach their full potential ( UNICEF 'UNICEF locates children who have been recruited into rebel groups and releases them primarily through negotiations with the governments of those countries and by providing other opportunities to these children, such as education or paid work About 25 years ago, UNICEF promulgated the United Nations Refugee Convention. This document lists 54 articles regarding all the rights that every child should have, regardless of race, child. gender, place of residence, religion, etc. This document also contains three optional protocols intended for these children – who have experienced war, murder and violence throughout their lives – have great difficulty reintegrating. in society. The effects on boys and girls removed from war are long-lasting and will haunt these children for years. Many girls were often raped, forced into sex, or forced to become infertile. Their leaders often beat the girls if they did not obey. “Although most girls joined the school voluntarily, almost all regretted their decision and what they had missed out on by not going to school [and] some could neither read nor write (Lamberg 2004). » Girls who have had sexual relations with men from their militia against their will often have difficulty finding a partner once reintegrated into society because they are no longer pure. According to Derluyn (2011), boys became “forced perpetrators” of sexual violence. “Therefore, it is extremely important to recognize that, like the well-known trauma that child soldiers face when forced to commit or witness atrocities in war, participation in sexual violence is extremely damaging and perhaps irreversible (Derluyn