In just one week, the 30-minute
documentary about Ugandan rebel leader Joseph Kony 'Kony 2012' was viewed more
than 100 million times thanks to social networks, which has make it, according to experts, the most
viral video in history.The story of Jacob, a soldier boy,
has brought back into the forefront of people’s consciousness the attrocities
of this warlord, head of the Lord’s resistance Army (LRA)). In the space of a week, the unique
torment of children who are conscripted to kill and be killed has been thrust
back into the forefront of global consciousness.
Although different opinions have
arisen since the publication of the videos, most responses to Kony 2012
campaign have been positive and the UN, among others, welcome it as a tool in
order to prevent future recruitment of child soldiers. In fact, since the 1990s,
when there were known to be around 30 conflicts in which children were fighting,
the number of these conflicts has halved. South Sudan became the latest to formally
commit itself to free children from army by the end of last week. However, in spite of this decrease, thousands
of children are still being recruited, not only in Africa, but also in many
other parts of the world as in Asia or Latin America.
An increasing problem activists have
highlighted with regard to this issue is the growing up of former child
veterans. Demobilisation, disarmament and reintegration (DDR) programmes, which
help child soldiers acquire new skills and return to their communities, still need
to be funded. Furthermore, girls are often excluded from these programmes since,
as victims of rapes and sexual violence, they are stigmatised when they come
back home. Thus, the importance to handle the problem from a community approach
rather from an individual approach.
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I'm going to try to comment your post, Neus. I hate listening to speak about "viral" videos. However, in spite of this prejudice I must make an exception. Always children are the most defenceless in our society but specially girls. It's really fair.
ResponderEliminarSorry, I forgot "not": It's not really fair.
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