Research on child soldiers in 1998 revealed that an estimated ... the Quaker United Nations Office (Geneva), and Swedish Save the Children (on behalf of the International Save the Children ...

Many young soldiers enlisted as musicians -- drummers, fifers, or buglers. In theory, musicians didn't fight. But once a battle began, these kids often armed themselves — to save their own ...

Children: The Invisible Soldiers, Rädda Barnen (Swedish Save the Children), Stockholm, 1996, pp 87–8. The British Red Cross would like to thank A Bailey, D Berry, R Bristow, K Brown, C Carson, J Cassy ...