The Justice and Equality Movement (Jem), Sudan's main rebel group, is set to sign a deal with the United Nations to help stop children from becoming soldiers in Sudan.<br /><br />The UN estimated in 2008 that there were around 6,000 child soldiers in the conflict-ridden region of Darfur alone.<br /><br />The accord will give Unicef officials unfettered access to all of Jem's locations and bases to monitor the group.<br /><br />But critics, including Sudan's government, argue the accord will give undue legitimacy to a rebel group that is "unlawfully" fighting the government. <br /><br />Al Jazeera's Mohammed Adow reports from Khartoum, Sudan's capital.<br /><br />[July 19, 2010]
