Tuesday, July 03, 2012 | Posted by BCJP
YANGON, Myanmar
(AP) -- Hong Kong action star Jackie Chan is going to Myanmar this
week on a three-day mission to help combat child trafficking in the
Southeast Asian nation.
UNICEF announced
Tuesday that in his capacity as a good-will ambassador, Chan will visit
the agency's projects for supporting trafficked children under special
care for trauma and distress. He also will meet with officials of the
Social Welfare Ministry and members of the Myanmar Police
Anti-Trafficking Task Force in Mandalay, Myanmar's second-largest city.
The
U.S. State Department's annual report on human trafficking says
thousands of children in Myanmar are forced to serve in the national
army and ethnic military groups. However, Myanmar signed an agreement
with the United Nations last week to ban the recruitment of child
soldiers and demobilize those already serving.
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