More than 300 Child Soldiers Released in South Sudan

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8 February 2018 10:53 WIB

Former child soldiers stand in line waiting to be registered with UNICEF to receive a release package, in Yambio, South Sudan Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2018. More than 300 child soldiers were released Wednesday by armed groups in South Sudan, the second-largest such release since civil war began five years ago. Over 19,000 children are thought to have been recruited by all sides. AP Photo/Sam Mednick

8 Februari 2018 00:00 WIB

A young child soldier sits on the ground at a release ceremony, where he and others laid down their weapons and traded in their uniforms to return to "normal life", in Yambio, South Sudan Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2018. Putting down weapons and rejoining normal life is just the "beginning of the journey," said the head of the U.N. mission in South Sudan, David Shearer. The U.N. has released almost 2,000 child soldiers so far. More than 10 percent of them have been under age 13. AP Photo/Sam Mednick

8 Februari 2018 00:00 WIB

South Sudanese children released by armed groups attend a ceremony in the western town of Yambio, South Sudan February 7, 2018. The "laying down of the guns" ceremony for 87 girls and 224 boys was the first step in a process that should see at least 700 child soldiers freed in the coming weeks, the United Nations said. REUTERS/Denis Dumo

8 Februari 2018 00:00 WIB

Guns that belonged to child soldiers lie on the ground at a release ceremony, where they laid down their weapons and traded in their uniforms to return to "normal life", in Yambio, South Sudan, Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2018. More than 300 child soldiers were released Wednesday by armed groups in South Sudan, the second-largest such release since civil war began five years ago. AP Photo/Sam Mednick

8 Februari 2018 00:00 WIB

South Sudanese children released by armed groups attend a ceremony in the western town of Yambio, South Sudan February 7, 2018. More than 300 child soldiers were released Wednesday by armed groups in South Sudan, the second-largest such release since civil war began five years ago. Over 19,000 children are thought to have been recruited by all sides. REUTERS/Denis Dumo

8 Februari 2018 00:00 WIB

8 Februari 2018 00:00 WIB