of the military mission and/or the safety of other personnel." According to Child Soldiers International, the UK deployed 22 armed forces personnel aged under 18 to Iraq and Afghanistan between 2003 and 2010. The Committee on the Rights of the Child has urged the UK to alter its policy so as to ensure that children cannot take part in hostilities under any circumstances. See also Children in the military, Military recruitment, Recruit training, and Military personnel Convention on the Rights of the Child and Committee on the Rights of the Child International Committee of the Red Cross List of international instruments relevant to the worst forms of child labour Free Children from War conference (and the Paris Principles) References External links The full text of this treaty List of ratifications Guide to the Optional Protocol on the involvement of children in armed conflict UNICEF, Coalition to Stop the Use of Child Soldiers, 2003 Optional Protocol on the Involvement of Children in Armed Conflict Optional Protocol United Nations treaties Optional Protocol on the Involvement of Children in Armed Conflict Optional Protocol on the Involvement of Children in Armed Conflict Optional Protocol on the Involvement of Children in Armed Conflict Optional Protocol Treaties of the Afghan Transitional Administration Treaties of Albania Treaties of Algeria Treaties of Andorra Treaties of Angola Treaties of Argentina Treaties of Armenia Treaties of Australia Treaties of Austria Treaties of Azerbaijan Treaties of the Bahamas Treaties of Bahrain Treaties of Bangladesh Treaties of Belarus Treaties of Belgium Treaties of Belize Treaties of Benin Treaties of Bhutan Treaties of Bolivia Treaties of Bosnia and Herzegovina Treaties of Botswana Treaties of Brazil Treaties of Brunei Treaties of Bulgaria Treaties of Burkina Faso Treaties of Burundi Treaties of Cameroon Treaties of Cambodia Treaties of Canada Treaties of Cape Verde Treaties of Chad Treaties of Chile Treaties of the People's Republic of China Treaties of Colombia Treaties of the Republic of the Congo Treaties of Costa Rica Treaties of Ivory Coast Treaties of Croatia Treaties of Cuba Treaties of Cyprus Treaties of the Czech Republic Treaties of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Treaties of Denmark Treaties of Djibouti Treaties of Dominica Treaties of the Dominican Republic Treaties of Ecuador Treaties of Egypt Treaties of El Salvador Treaties of Eritrea Treaties of Estonia Treaties of Ethiopia Treaties of Finland Treaties of France Treaties of Gabon Treaties of Georgia (country) Treaties of Germany