Children `used as cannon-fodder'

Kathmandu - An international conference organised by UNICEF and the Nepalese government yesterday condemned the use of child …

Kathmandu - An international conference organised by UNICEF and the Nepalese government yesterday condemned the use of child soldiers and appealed for a ban on small and light arms which could be handled by children.

"Tens of thousands of children - including those of 10 years of age - are being used as cannon-fodder by armies, militias and armed groups," the conference was told.

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