FORMER CHILD SOLDIERS FIGHT DIFFERENT BATTLE -- A group of six former African child soldiers have come together to launch a United Nations-backed advocacy group, the Network of Young People Affected by War (NYPAW), which will help other children escape from war and create a worldwide network of survivors seeking to achieve rehabilitation. "We are determined to help children whose fate has been similar to ours regain their confidence and their lives. We also hope to remind the world of how resilient children are, when given the right support," the founders said in a statement released Nov. 20. The founders include recording artist Emmanuel Jal from Sudan, Bosnian author Zlata Filipoviae, and Sierra Leone's Ishmael Beah, author of "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Child Soldier."
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