Burma's leaders have taken action against 43 officials for recruiting child soldiers, a top general has said.
Maj-Gen Thura Myint Aung told a committee that 792 children had been returned to their parents between 2002 and 2007, a state daily reported.
Rights groups have repeatedly accused Burmese troops of forcing children to fight in conflicts with ethnic groups.
On Tuesday, the UN chief urged action against 12 armies or groups accused of using child soldiers - including Burma.
Sanctions including travel bans and financial penalties should be imposed on those groups, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said in a report to the Security Council.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7216848.stm
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Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has really cracked down on the use of child soldiers, however there really is only so much he can do. How do you teach an entire nation to rethink it's morals and stop using children as weapons of war?
-Child Advocate
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