Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - August 30, 2006, Winnipeg, Manitoba City Winnipeg free press wednesday August 30, 2006 b3 fighting tragedy of child soldiers workshop seek to end human rights atrocity by Gabrielle Giro Day a bout 300,000 child soldiers Are currently fighting in War torn countries but a secluded workshop in Winnipeg this week has attract or dimensions like humanitarian dimensions so we re they have been involved in. However they said the de a Range of experts ? including former child sol going to have to articulate that and build that into workshop is unusual in its approach to discussing Diers themselves ? to fight the human rights child soldiers in their military role instead of focus atrocity. The computer simulations will be designed using ing solely on humanitarian aspects of treating for the workshop is the first phase in a project by sen information collected from participants in the work Mer child soldiers. Ator Romeo Dallaire the renowned military general shop this week he said. Based on the real life exp child soldiers Are an incredibly Good weapon turned politician who Lead in forces in Rwanda after Rienes contributed by participants Dallaire said the said James Christie Dean of the University of win the country a bloody civil War and subsequent Geno simulation will let users navigate through Caber Nipges faculty of theology and the University a glob cide broke out in 1994. Space learning How to protect and remove child sol Al High Security event at University of Winnipeg Diers from conflict. They Don to Cost too much to feed they can be Rea includes former and current military officials from if a Leader is using children As Soldier what a so ably dominated and their capacity to Deal death around the world among 100 attendees from a Range the counter measure you re using against the Chil Given the modern nature of Small arms is As effective of sectors and countries and bars All Media and pub Dren to reduce their effectiveness How do you pre As any Access to protect workshop participants identities. Vent that from happening said Dallaire. Christie said there Are at least 200 members of the workshop solicits input for Dallaire a com How do you move the children to Safe places or Winnipeg a High school and University system alone Puter simulation project based in Kingston ont., How do you shift the conflict to permit the protect who have been affected by child soldiers either by that a set to launch this Winter. The simulation project Tion of other children personally serving in paramilitaries or armies Orwill educate peacekeepers military officials and last night Federal foreign affairs minister Peter living in countries where they be been affected by humanitarian Aid workers on How to interact with Mackay flew into Winnipeg to deliver a private the violence of child soldiers. Child soldiers once they re in the Field. Speech to workshop attendees with Media and Mem Given the death rate and the incalculable Levels of it la be a useful tool to prepare people to go Over. Bers of the Public also barred from attending the the tragedy involved there has to be some action Well have a tool on How to interact with child sol keynote address. Some strategy to be tested and employed so Childre Diers in a conflict zone said Dallaire. 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