SRSG on children and armed conflict: Annual report 2012, para. 63
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SRSG report
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In 2011, 22 incidents were reported of children being used by armed groups to carry out suicide attacks in Afghanistan and Pakistan, including one 8-year-old girl and one 9-year-old girl. Some of those children were victim bombers, unknowingly carrying explosive packages.
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Non-negotiated soft law
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SRSG: Special Representative of the Secretary-General for children and armed conflict