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In the video below, James describes how he was abducted by militia members in South Sudan when he was 14 and forced to become a soldier."They told me, 'Fight for us, or die.' I tried to escape and run away, but they stopped me," he says."I had to fight against my own people. I closed my eyes every time I had to fire. I didn't want to hit someone from my village."
For six months, James was forced to fight. Wounded in a gun battle, he was left for dead and woke up days later in a hospital in Juba, far from home. UNICEF helped him recover and eventually reunite with his mother and six sisters. Three years after he disappeared, James was finally home again. More than 19,000 children in South Sudan are still being used by armed groups and armed forces. UNICEF South Sudan is advocating with the government and armed groups to end and prevent the recruitment and use of children in conflict.
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