YANGON, Myanmar — 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.
