Also, there will be surprising reports about teenage recruits in the British army and the danger depleted uranium ammunition poses for children, plus the latest policy developments.

Charlayne Hunter-Gault, CNN's Johannesburg bureau chief and correspondent, hosts and reports for the radio documentary.

"Children of War: Fighting, Dying, Surviving" is produced by Reese Erlich in association with KQED Public Radio, San Francisco, and made possible by the Stanley Foundation.