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UNICEF Somalia warns of a recent rise in recruitment of child soldiers used by all sides of the conflict in Somalia. UNICEF and the Secretary-General's Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict are calling on all parties to release the children within their ranks and is ready to assist in the demobilization of all child soldiers. UNICEF Radio spoke with UNICEF Somali Representative Rozanne Chorlton about the recent rise in recruitment of child soldiers in Somalia.