緬甸軍隊遣散42名未成年士兵

The Burmese military has released 42 child soldiers from its ranks, as part of efforts to end the recruitment of underage fighters in Burma.

The state-run New Light of Myanmar newspaper says army officials handed the children over to their parents and guardians at a ceremony in Rangoon on Monday.

The paper says Burmese officials have also vowed to rid the armed forces of all child soldiers within 18 months, in accordance with a United Nations agreement signed in June.緬甸軍方遣散了42名未成年士兵，作爲停止徵募未成年人入伍的組成部分。

緬甸國營報紙緬甸新光報說，在仰光星期一舉行的儀式上，軍方官員把這數十名未成年士兵交給了他們的父母。

緬甸新光報說，依照今年6月簽署的一項聯合國協議，緬甸官員誓言在一年半之內從軍隊遣散所有未成年士兵。