Some current statistics:

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  • Approximately about 5,000 child soldiers in Burma
  • Believed to be up to 300,000 child soldiers globally starting from the age of 9
  • In the past decade, 6 million children have been seriously injured/permanently disabled during conflict
  •  More than 2 million children have been killed
  • Children are not only soldiers, can be cooks, porters, spies, sex slaves (if girls)
  • 4 out of 10 of those recruited are girls
  • Since 2012, only 60 child soldiers have been released, the youngest being 11
  • Majority of child soldiers are aged 14-16
  • Child soldiers can be found in at least 30 conflicts today
  • At least 18 governments use child soldiers