Internally the population exceeds 1000 , U.N. says . More and more children are being recruited into armed groups , and they are also being directly targeted in atrocious revenge attacks , '' said Souleymane Diabate , UNICEF representative in the nation . U.N. reports widespread violence against children . Thousands of children recruited into armed groups . Number of child soldiers in the nation has risen to 300 , U.N. says .
Internally the population exceeds 1000 , U.N. says . U.N. reports widespread violence against children . Thousands of children recruited into armed groups . Number of child soldiers in the nation has risen to 300 , U.N. says .