Children
Not Soldiers
Guidelines for Working with Child Soldiers and Children Associated with Fighting Forces
by Isobel McConnan and Sarah Uppard
The Save the Children Fund
Part One: A framework
for action
1. The responsibilities of states,
the international community and non-state armed actors
Part Two: Taking action
3 The military recruitment of
children
5 How children leave fighting forces
6 Securing the release of children
during conflict
7 Planning and coordination for DDR
8 Children in the disarmament and
demobilisation process
9 Transition from military life
11 Justice for children in
fighting forces
Part Three:
Organisational good practice
13 Working with children,
communities, government and other partners