Summary:

The armed conflict in northern Uganda has been overlooked and misunderstood for the past 18 years. It is a tragic struggle for power involving children, who are used as pawns for military and political purposes. They are abused; they are manipulated; and by most they are pitied and ignored.

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Organisation Contact Details:

World Vision - Uganda
PO Box 5319, Kampala
Tel: 00 256 41345758/00 25641251641/0025641251642
Email: uganda@wvi.org
Website:

Last updated 29/09/2004 06:28:49

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