UNICEF ROLE TO OVERCOME THE RECRUITMENT OF CHILDREN SOLDIER IN ARMED CONFLICT STATE: STUDY ON SIERRA LEONE CIVIL WAR 1991-2002

Abstract

This thesis discusses the role of UNICEF as International Organization in addressing issues of children soldiers in Sierra Leone. Science International Relations are expending and spawned a new view on the concept of security is human rights security that has relevance to human right. It can be seen that human rights become a widespread phenomenon in every country, especially in countries that are experiencing conflict, either civil conflict or conflict between nations. Countries are the ones who become vulnerable to human rights violations. The use of children as soldiers belonging to the category of human rights violation. One of conflict that have cases of child soldier is civil war conflict in Sierra Leone where this phenomenon attracted the attention of the world community. Represented by UNICEF an organization under the United Nations that got a mandate to promote and protect human right, especially women and children in accordance with the Convention on The Right of Child (CRC), in policies, laws and regulation that are sensitive to the right of every child, and in the context to fulfillment the right of child, UNICEF running some programs, activities, and act. The concept of the role International Organization and the concept of Human Security used in analyzing these issues. The researches in this thesis use a quantitative research. Analysis of the role of UNICEF considered a party that mediates; mobilize funds and efforts to address the problem of the use of children soldiers. Similarly, the study addressed the role that UNICEF has maximum in helping children that recruited as soldiers.