CHILDREN SOLDIERS CONFERENCE IN PARIS

From L to R: UNICEF Executive Director Ann Veneman; French Foreign Minister Philippe Douste-Blazy and Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict Radhika Coomaraswamy attend the opening session of an international conference on children recruited in armed conflict in Paris, February February 5, 2007. The conference aims at protecting children from unlawful recruitment or use by armed forces or armed groups worldwide. (UPI Photo/Eco Clement)

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