SRSG on children and armed conflict: Annual report 2012, para. 34
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[Prevention of child recruitment]: Children become associated with armed forces and groups for various reasons. In some situations, they are forcibly recruited or abducted by armed elements, or coerced and intimidated into joining them. Recruitment of children also takes place in the context of poverty, discrimination, revenge and loyalty to an ethnic, religious or tribal group. Often, insecurity and displacement propel children, especially those who have become separated from their families, to voluntarily join an armed group for protection and survival.
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Non-negotiated soft law
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Special Representative of the Secretary-General for children and armed conflict