Former Child Soldier Speaks Out at UN Conference

(8 June 10-RV) Representatives from central African countries are convening in Chad, where the government and the UN Children’s Fund are holding a joint three-day conference on ending the recruitment of child solders. Ishmael Beah is the UNICEF Advocate for Children Affected by War, and author of the best-selling book “A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier.” He spoke with us about his personal experience as a child soldier in Sierra Leone: