A reintegração de ex-crianças-soldado: um panorama geral a partir do exemplo de Serra Leoa

• Autor(a) principal: Affonso, Luiza Bizzo
• Data de Publicação: 2015
• Tipo de documento: Dissertação
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Biblioteca Digital de Teses e Dissertações da UERJ
• Texto Completo: http://www.bdtd.uerj.br/handle/1/15618
• topic: Child-soldier; New Wars; DDR; Sierra Leone; Criança-soldado; Novas Guerras; DDR; Serra Leoa; Crianças e guerra Serra Leoa; CNPQ::CIENCIAS HUMANAS::CIENCIA POLITICA::POLITICA INTERNACIONAL::RELACOES I?INTERNACIONAIS, BILATERAIS E MULTILATERAIS

The purpose of this paper is to discuss the reintegration of former-child-soldiers to the civilian life in Sierra Leone. For such, the context where this phenomenon is taking place is analyzed: New Wars. Still, the changes raised by this new way of conflict and the major concern with the issues regarding individuals are brought to light by Conflict Resolution. Before debating over the reintegration of youngsters and children, the Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration (DDR) programs for former combatants are analyzed more thoroughly. Later on, it is emphasized that these DDR programs specific for those below 18 years of age youngsters are called liberation and reintegration programs so as to highlight these individuals specific needs. Then, liberation and reintegration programs for former-child-soldiers in Sierra Leone are discussed so as to check if the they can be considered a case of success. Despite the fact that the United Nations (ONU) and its agencies see Sierra Leone as a case of success in the reintegration of youngsters and children, literature and some Non-Government Organizations (NGOs) which have acted there notice flaws in this process. However, it is concluded that, despite these gaps, Sierra Leone is an example to be followed and applied to other cases due to the results obtained in the reintegration of former-child-soldiers.