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The UN Works for Children (3) |
 | | At 10 years old, Alhaji Baba Sawaneh was abducted and forced to fight as a child soldier with the rebel forces in Sierra Leone. |
| | They are registered to be reunited with their families or if their families cannot be found, as in Alhaji's case, they are taken to live with a foster family. |
| | "Alhaji Sawaneh's presence is a reminder not only of the suffering that children endure in armed conflict - but also of the contribution that they can make by participating in the realisation of their own rights," Carol Bellamy, the Executive Director of UNICEF, told the Council. |
| www.un.org /works/children/children3.html (892 words) |
