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Child welfare on the global level has improved in many ways, with better education and basic healthcare reaching more young people than ever. But warfare is a major stumbling block to further improvement. Young children, even pre-adolescents, are being recruited and sometimes forced to serve as combatants. Other children are taken prisoner, displaced, or sexually abused as a direct result of war. A panel talks about child soldiers and children otherwise affected by war, and what can be done to protect children from the effects of armed adult conflicts.
Charles Lyons, president of the U.S. Committee for UNICEF
Wendy Young, Washington liaison and staff attorney for the Women's Commission for Refugee Women and Children
Jan Goodwin, journalist, author, and human rights activist
Brush up your Shakespeare! Author Kenneth Adelman gives tips from King Henry V, Julius Caesar, Portia, and other great leaders from Shakespeare's plays in his book, "Shakespeare in Charge" (Hyperion)
Kenneth Adelman, author
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