There is freedom at last for more than 200 child soldiers in South Sudan.<br /><br /> This is the first of more than 2,000 children expected to be disarmed and reunited with their families as part of a peace deal.<br /><br /> The government of South Sudan signed an accord with the leader of a militia in the troubled Jonglei State.<br /><br /> The child soldiers, aged between 11 and 17, are to be released in stages over the next few weeks.<br /><br /> The UN Children’s Fund estimates that some 12,000 children have been recruited by South Sudanese armed groups in the past year.<br /><br /> “It will take years” How we’re supporting release & reunification of #SouthSudan child soldiers http://t.co/cEdvhZPYEQ #childrennotsoldiers— UNICEF (@UNICEF) January 28, 2015<br /> <br /><br /> Hundreds of South Sudan child soldiers freed http://t.co/F2Vky2vLzA #world #health— World Medical News (@worldmedi) January 27, 2015
