Christoph
25-11-07, 22:41
EW YORK -- A former child soldier in Sierra Leone's civil war was named an ambassador for the UN children's agency on Tuesday, vowing to be an advocate for children worldwide, not just in African war zones.
Author and former child soldier Ishmael Beah of Sierra Leone pauses before addressing members of the media after being announced as a UNICEF Ambassador in New York November 20, 2007. [Agencies]
Ishmael Beah lost his family in a rebel attack at about age 12, was kidnapped by Sierra Leone's national army and forced, along with other captured children, to fight a deadly war....
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/world/2007-11/21/content_6268776.htm
Author and former child soldier Ishmael Beah of Sierra Leone pauses before addressing members of the media after being announced as a UNICEF Ambassador in New York November 20, 2007. [Agencies]
Ishmael Beah lost his family in a rebel attack at about age 12, was kidnapped by Sierra Leone's national army and forced, along with other captured children, to fight a deadly war....
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/world/2007-11/21/content_6268776.htm