From teaching to football, communities seen as key to ending use of child soldiers
Ex-child soldiers often struggle to find their place in their communities and risk re-recruitment
Fears of exploitation grow for children stranded in Ethiopia's Tigray conflict
Save the Children and UNICEF say 5,000 children have been separated from their parents and are at risk of abuse
Protecting nature can lower risk of armed conflict, says conservation body
Pressure on natural resources is fuelling tensions in places like Lake Chad, according to a new report, but there has been less violence within the boundaries of protected areas
Sexual violence being used as weapon of war in Ethiopia's Tigray, U.N. says
Girls as young as 8 are being targeted with sexual violence by parties in the conflict, said the U.N.'s aid chief
Children seen at risk of recruitment in Central African Republic fighting
Violence erupted over a December election result, driving more than 210,000 people from their homes
Insecurity, suspicion will mar vaccine rollout in Africa war zones
A feeling the vaccine is not a priority, suspicion of taking a "foreign" drug and the threat of attacks by militants are just some of the challenges health workers will face getting vaccines to millions in Africa's conflict zones, say charities
In South Sudan, a former child soldier fights to rebuild her life
Sara, who was abducted at age 12, spent two years as a fighter for one of the country's armed groups
OPINION: Female child soldiers often go unseen but must not be forgotten
As world marks Red Hand Day, more attention must be paid to girls recruited by armed groups
FACTBOX-Ten facts about child soldiers around the world
Coronavirus pandemic feared driving more children into armed groups as world marks Red Hand Day
Pandemic woes seen swelling global ranks of child soldiers
As world marks Red Hand Day, United Nations warns coronavirus could fuel child recruitment by armed groups