UN Highlights the Issue of Child Soldiers

(24 June 09 - RV) Pope Benedict met with a UN delegation highlighting the issue of child soldiers.
They had come to Rome to attend a symposium, entitled “Children and Young People Affected by War: Learn, Understand, Act,”.
Suzy Hodges spoke to Radhika Coo mara swamy, United Nations Under-Secretary-General, and Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict.
She says that the good news is the numbers of child soldiers is decreasing...