Sri Lanka’s warring parties have called for the demobilisation of child soldiers and are jointly appealing for foreign aid to help victims regain their childhood. The LTTE have been gradually disbanding their baby brigades, but aid organisations caution that the children could face dire straits.‘‘The LTTE will engage in a partnership with UNICEF to draw up an action plan for restoring normalcy to the lives of children and the parties called on the international community to provide financial support for such an action plan,’’ peace broker Norway said. In a three-page statement after four days of talks, Norway’s Foreign Ministry said both sides underlined that children belonged with their parents and not in the work place, whether civilian or military.
