Child Soldiers

The UN encouraged and drafted a global law to protect children under 18 from being drafted. Despite the law, some countries continue to use child soldiers. Some children are drafted at ages as young as seven and young children are especially popular for suicide bombings. Conflicts in Yemen, Libya, and Afghanistan have inspired the use of child soldiers. The use of children in war is terrible. War is a dark and difficult thing for any person, no matter their age. The use of children is horrible and it is sad that people are willing to use them to achieve their own ends. Hopefully, this situation will end soon.