Vincent Mwadime Mwashumbe (Kenya, UWC AC 2010-12)
On 24th January with the beginning of the Peace and conflict conference, so did the opportunity to educate and raise awareness on child soldiers come in to play. The AC Diploma period took a new dimension on how to engage in peace and conflict resolutions. In thinking about wars and other forms of conflicts, many a time we fail to see the lack of ethics within the army/ terrorists/ guerrilla soldiers. We mainly think of the latest technology in weaponry, the bombing, the destruction and uniformed soldiers. But, contrary to what we expect, the majority of the wars fought today are intrastate conflicts fought with small arms and the cheapest and most obedient soldiers that the uprisings could amalgamate: CHILD SOLDIERS. Continue reading
