The articles, the opinions, the stories, the poems and the cartoons Ovi magazine covers for Sunday February 12th, 2023
The Use of Child Soldiers: The Children of Conflict by Rene Wadlow
12 February is the United Nations sponsored International Day Against the Use of Child Soldiers. Efforts to counter the use of persons under 18 years of age in the military began with non-governmental efforts in 1979 – which the U.N. had proclaimed as “The International Year of the Child”. Nicolas Hulot, who later became well known in France for his reporting on ecology and the defence of the environment, had written “Ces Enfants qui souffrent” (Paris: Sipa-Press, 1978). He highlighted children dying from malnutrition, disease, and injury caused by wars and natural disasters. Hulot’s cry of conscience showed children fighting and being trained to fight in a number of countries in different parts of the world.
Concern with the welfare of children has been an inter-governmental concern going back to the League of Nations days. However, the use of child soldiers was rarely mentioned as the professional military prior to the Second World War had persons over 18, usually the youngest were in their 20s. However, the German Nazi used very young men in the last days of the war to try to limit the impact of the Allied forces within Germany. There were a number of films and books which told of their efforts. However, attention did not carry on once the Nazi forces were defeated.
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Mists Of Time #poem & #painting by Nikos Laios
“Timbers, beams and masts,
A forest of ancient ships
Lie on the floor of the
Black Sea suspended
In time and perfectly
Preserved by the
Cold depths.”
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Always something; the family edition #55 #cartoon by Thanos Kalamidas
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