Hong Kong-born Chinese actor Jackie Chan has partnered with Unicef to combat child trafficking . The movie-star will be in 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 .
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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