The head of the center, Abdelkader Filali, presented to a number of consuls general representing African and Latin American countries, in the presence of local human rights activists, the conclusions of a major study entitled: "Global patterns of child soldiering: an in-depth analysis."

Based on field research conducted in regions such as the Sahel, Colombia and Kazakhstan, as well as interviews with former child soldiers from the Tindouf camps, the report of the International Research Center on the Prevention of Child Soldiers revolves around three main questions: "Why does child recruitment continue in some regions of Latin America, Africa and Asia?", "Why do armed groups, regardless of their ideology, use similar tactics to recruit children?" and "Why does the risk of re-recruitment remain so high for former child soldiers?".

This study provides an unprecedented analysis of the systematic mechanisms through which children are exploited in conflict zones, and the study also addresses in detail the geopolitical and socio-economic factors that lead to the recruitment of children in Africa, Latin America and Asia.

In a statement to the press, the head of the center highlighted that the meeting with diplomats accredited to Dakhla made it possible to review the results of the center's latest report, which is the result of field work, particularly in the Sahel-Sahara region in Africa, the Republic of Colombia in Latin America and the Republic of Kazakhstan in Asia.

Mr. Filali explained that the report focused on Mainly in a number of its axes on methods of recruiting children in regions of Africa, Asia and Latin America, pointing out the existence of similar methods adopted by armed groups, militias, terrorist groups, or even some cross-border criminal groups in child recruitment operations.

The head of the center confirmed that the conclusions of this report, which has added value for legal forums and those concerned with protecting human rights, especially the rights of children and women, were presented to the international community through a number of meetings organized in the most prominent European and Latin American capitals.

On the other hand, he highlighted that the center has developed, based on artificial intelligence, maps for monitoring and broadcasting the movements of militias and armed groups targeting the recruitment of children in various regions of the world, indicating that the center will work to share this with governments and international bodies to contribute to strengthening monitoring and tracking mechanisms.

Mr. Filali pointed out that during this meeting in Dakhla, the diplomats followed with great interest the contents of this report and the results reached, which allowed for an exchange of views and enrichment of the discussion within the framework of cooperative prospects with the center, which seeks, in the coming days, to host resident researchers from African and Latin American countries.

For his part, the Consul General of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau in Dakhla, Armandinho Erickson Fernandes Teixeira, praised in a similar statement the "very valid" conclusions presented by the head of the center, highly appreciating the tireless efforts and roles played by the center, especially by shedding light on the seriousness of this phenomenon that is still widespread in a number of conflict zones around the world.

After expressing his strong condemnation of the heinous criminal act of recruiting children and involving them in armed conflicts and wars, the diplomat stressed that the natural place for children remains school and not the battlefronts.

Through academic research, partnerships and collaboration, the International Centre for Research on the Prevention of Child Soldiers develops and disseminates strategies to combat all forms of child recruitment, assesses and counts unregistered child soldiers, and offers innovative solutions to combat their exploitation in armed conflict.

The centre, which was established in 2022 in Dakhla, aims in particular to raise awareness of the fate of child soldiers, their recruitment processes, as well as the reasons behind the persistence of this scourge.