Free Children from War conference
The Free Children from War Conference was a conference co-hosted by the French government and UNICEF on 5–6 February 2007 in Paris, France. The goal of the conference was to bring together countries, non-governmental organizations, and international organizations to discuss the issue of child soldiers . The 59 involved countries signed the Paris Principles and Paris Commitments, which update the Cape Town Principles and outline a practical approach to preventing the use of child soldiers and the reintegration of current child soldiers.[1]
Attendees
59 countries attended the conference: Afghanistan, Austria, Belgium, Benin, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burundi, Cambodia, Canada, Chad, China, Colombia, Côte d'Ivoire, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Haiti, Hungary, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Liberia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Mali, Malta, Monaco, Nepal, Netherlands, Niger, Norway, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Republic of Congo, Romania, Russia, Sierra Leone, Slovakia, Slovenia, Somalia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sweden, Switzerland, Timor, Uganda, and the United Kingdom.[2]