Landmines are bombs buried or hidden on the ground. They are intended to be a tool of war, but they can’t tell the difference between the foot of a soldier, the tire of a tank, and the foot of a child. When pressure triggers them to explode, they can cause serious injuries and even death. [...]

The image we have in our minds of a child combatant is a young boy with a gun, rarely in a uniform. But children involved in conflict – both girls and boys – take on many different roles. Who is a child soldier? “A ‘child soldier’ is any person under 18 years of age who [...]