We stand at an historic moment in the struggle to end the anguish that these weapons have already inflicted on tens of thousands of the world's children, their families and their communities,

not calling for a lifting of sanctions as such, because we cannot. That is not our jurisdiction.

The children, even when they're not participating as soldiers, are moved on or forced from their communities. It has enormous psychological as well as physical impact on children.

There are more children caught in conflict, in war around the world, than at any time, ... Indeed, victims or war today are largely civilian, largely women and children.

a mixture of the exotic [and] it was a way to save the world.

Vast numbers of people are still in torment in Rwanda, ... But few remain as vulnerable as the children living in parentless households. They are the most marginalized of the poor in an area of almost unimaginable suffering and want.