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Read more on children in armed conflict:

- Amnesty International - International Secretariat: www.amnesty.org

- Coalition to stop the use of child soldiers (CSC): www.child-soldiers.org

- Child Soldiers Bibliography (January 2005). Coalition to Stop the Use of Child Soldiers. International Secretariat: www.child-soldiers.org

- CRIN: http://www.crin.org/themes/ViewTheme.asp?id=11

- Human rights Watch: http://hrw.org/campaigns/crp/index.htm

- PLAN: http://www.plan-international.org/action/disasters/

- Red Cross website: www.icrc.org

- Special Representative for children and armed conflicts:
http://www.un.org/children/conflict/english/issues41.html

- UNICEF: http://www.unicef.org/protection/index_armedconflict.html

State of the World's mothers 2002: Mother and Children in war and conflicts. Save the Children
http://www.savethechildren.org/jump.jsp?path=/publications/mothers/2002/sowm2002.pdf

State of the World's mothers 2003: Protecting Women and Children in war and conflict. Save the Children
http://www.savethechildren.org/jump.jsp?path=/publications/mothers/2003/SOWMPDFfulldocument2.pdf

Some Publications on Children in armed conflicts:

- Child Soldiers, Global Report 2004, India. Coalition to stop the use of child soldiers
http://www.child-soldiers.org/document_get.php?id=851

- Conflict, PLAN International, 2006:
http://www.plan-international.org/resources/publications/

- Boy and Girls soldiers, Plan International, 2006:
http://www.plan-international.org/resources/publications/

- Forgotten casualties of war, Save the Children Alliance, 2005.
This report shows how girls are being overlooked in current efforts to release children from armed groups and support their return home. It challenges existing systems and argues that the international community must fund programmes designed to meet girls' needs. This means focusing on strengthening communities.
Available online:
http://www.savethechildren.net/alliance/resources/reports/forgotten_ casualties.pdf

- Helping Children Cope with the Stresses of War: A Manual for Parents and Teachers. UNICEF, 2002.
An essential tool for parents and teachers in helping children cope with the stresses of war and other forms of systematic violence. General guidelines on handling the 'problem behaviours' with which children of various ages respond to stress are also presented. Ten specific problem behaviours ranging from bed-wetting to risk-taking are described, followed by practical advice on how parents and teachers can deal with them.
Available online: http://www.unicef.org/publications/index_4398.html

- The Impact of war on children, UNICEF, 2001.
This publication shows that the impact of armed conflict on children is devastating and total, wounding their bodies and destroying their spirit. Using examples from around the world, this book analyses the special vulnerabilities of children when families and communities are torn apart, schools are destroyed and stability shattered. It demonstrates also how war continues to affect children long after hostilities cease.
Available online: http://www.unicef.org/publications/index_4401.html