Mental Health Professionals
Before developing a policy for child soldiers, your group needs to:
• Read the following stories about UNICEF programmes and governmental policies designed to help children who have experienced armed conflict.
• And read one or more of the following:
• Read the Paris Principles, especially sections: 1.6, 3.2-3.3, 3.10, 3.25, 4.0, 7.6.4, 7.31-32, 7.73-76
• Find out what the country you’re representing spends on its military, education, and health care systems to get a sense of how public funds are being allocated. This information can be found in the "Info by Country" section of UNICEF's Web site. [Note: : The "Economics" chart is located within each country's “Statistics” section.]
Use these resources to fill out the following form and use it while presenting your policy recommendation to the Legislative Assembly. As your team develops its policy, remember that its task is to answer the question: WHAT SHOULD BE DONE ABOUT CHILD SOLDIERS?
Illustration:
Felicity O. Yost. Source:
Marie, In the Shadow of the Lion, by Jerry Piasecki. ©
United Nations, 2001 |
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