Union Minister for Defence General Mya Tun Oo, Chairman of Committee on Prevention of Recruitment of Child Soldiers, presided over the (2/2021) committee meeting yesterday.
During the meeting, the Union Minister said the government and the Country Task Force on Monitoring and Reporting (CTFMR) signed the prevention of child soldier recruitment project on 27 June 2012.
According to the project, Tatmadaw discharged 1,029 child soldiers to reunite with their parents and arrangements will be made for the resignation of the remaining underage soldiers.
Currently, Tatmadaw is working accordingly to the laws and regulations of the agreements between the committee and UNCTFMR in their recruitment and the committee holds the meeting once every three months.
Moreover, completed work plans will also be reported to UNICEF.
Then, the attendees to the meeting coordinated the discussion.
The meeting was also attended by the committee members and relevant departmental officials. — MNA
Committee on Prevention of Recruitment of Child Soldiers holds 2/2021 meeting
- October 30, 2021
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