For the first time, this report provides an estimate of how much international aid was spent to end violence against children in one year, based on the latest data available. Civil society partners that collaborated on this report were World Vision International, SOS Children’s Villages, Save the Children and ChildFund Alliance. 

As a child soldier, girls and boys will be forced to take actions and experience things in a way that denies their childhood and forces adulthood – actions and experiences that can lead psychological trauma for any individual, including adults.8,521 children were recruited and used in conflicts around the world. Some child soldiers were as young as six years old.