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DESCRIPTION:&nbsp\;The Campaign to End the Use of Child Soldiers: Lessons f
 rom a successful TNGO-led coalition The recruitment and use of child soldi
 ers is one of the most horrific aspects of modern warfare. Jo Becker\, fou
 nding chairperson of the Coalition to Stop the Use of Child Soldiers\, wil
 l discuss the global campaign that&nbsp\;secured&nbsp\;a UN treaty banning
  the use of child soldiers\, legislative initiatives to withhold military 
 assistance from governments using child soldiers\, and focused attention f
 rom the UN Security Council to hold child recruiters accountable. Jo Becke
 r is the Advocacy Director of the Children’s Rights Division at Human Righ
 ts Watch. She is responsible for the organization's global advocacy strate
 gy on issues including child labor\, children and armed conflict\, juvenil
 e justice\, and violence against children. She is the founding chairperson
  of the international Coalition to Stop the Use of Child Soldiers\, which 
 campaigned successfully for an international treaty banning the forced rec
 ruitment of children under age eighteen or their use in armed conflict. Sh
 e holds a master's degree in political science from the Maxwell School at 
 Syracuse University. Becker is an adjunct associate professor of internati
 onal and public affairs at Columbia University. *Lunch will be provided* 
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SUMMARY:TNGO presents: Jo Becker
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:&nbsp\;The Campaign to End the Use of Child So
 ldiers: Lessons from a successful TNGO-led coalition The recruitment and u
 se of child soldiers is one of the most horrific aspects of modern warfare
 . Jo Becker\, founding chairperson of the Coalition to Stop the Use of Chi
 ld Soldiers\, will discuss the global campaign that&nbsp\;secured&nbsp\;a 
 UN treaty banning the use of child soldiers\, legislative initiatives to w
 ithhold military assistance from governments using child soldiers\, and fo
 cused attention from the UN Security Council to hold child recruiters acco
 untable. Jo Becker is the Advocacy Director of the Children’s Rights Divis
 ion at Human Rights Watch. She is responsible for the organization's globa
 l advocacy strategy on issues including child labor\, children and armed c
 onflict\, juvenile justice\, and violence against children. She is the fou
 nding chairperson of the international Coalition to Stop the Use of Child 
 Soldiers\, which campaigned successfully for an international treaty banni
 ng the forced recruitment of children under age eighteen or their use in a
 rmed conflict. She holds a master's degree in political science from the M
 axwell School at Syracuse University. Becker is an adjunct associate profe
 ssor of international and public affairs at Columbia University. *Lunch wi
 ll be provided* 
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