Sri Lanka to rehabilitate child soldiers

The Sri Lankan government has told the United Nations that it will reintegrate former child soldiers into society as productive citizens.

This follows the conclusion of the island's long civil war and a two-day visit by United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon.

In a joint statement issued at the conclusion of the visit, the two sides recognised that the large number of former child soldiers forcibly recruited by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) as an important issue in the post-conflict context. Read more ...