Naxal violence is not armed conflict:India to UN

India has strongly protested the inclusion of the Naxal issue under the realm of 'armed conflict' in a United Nations report, saying the violence being perpetrated by these groups does not make it......

UN concerned about child recruitment by Maoists

The United Nations has expressed concern over the recruitment and use of minors by armed Maoists in India and said there were credible reports that some young ones were forcibly recruited from......

Don't neglect internally-displaced children: UN

Radhika Coomaraswamy, the special representative of the United Nations secretary-general for children and armed conflict, has said that greater attention needs to be paid to the plight of......

'A child can master an AK-47 in 40 mins'

The large scale trade in small arms is a major factor behind the growing worldwide phenomenon of child soldiers, top United Nations officials said on Wednesday. "It is argued by many that it is the......