Ishmael Beah’s message of hope for former child soldiers | UNICEF

“To survive war requires intelligence and I want you to use that intelligence now for your future,” says Ishmael Beah in his message to children adjusting to civilian life after being released from armed groups in South Sudan. Beah, author and UNICEF’s Advocate for Children Affected by War, draws on his experiences as a child soldier in Sierra Leone.

After the UNICEF-negotiated release of over 500 children in South Sudan in mid-January 2015, scores of children were seized by armed men from a village in the north of the country where they remain despite intensive efforts to locate and free them.

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