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Ford Institute, New York: On 31 October 2007 Alec Wargo, Program Officer in the Office of the Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict, spoke at the Ford Institute for Human Security regarding his work with child soldiers.

The Story of the Future: An animated report warning that 30 million children, most in conflict areas, may still be out of school by MDG target year 2015.
Last in line, Last in school: Report on the lack of funding for education in conflict areas.

Children in the ranks: Human Rights Watch supports the Child Soldier Prevention Act of 2007, in order to encourage governments to disarm, demobilize, and rehabilitate child soldiers from government forces and government-supported paramilitaries.

Education under attack: a UNESCO global study on targeted political and military violence against education staff, students, teachers, union and government officials, and educational institutions.

The Watchlist on Children and Armed Conflict launches a new report on children affected by armed conflict in Sudan (18 April 2007).

Wilton Park Conference: Children and armed conflict, towards a policy consensus and future agenda, ten years after the Machel Study (April 2007).