93 Child Soldiers Already Released, Myanmar Junta Says After UN Report

Myanmar's ruling junta said on July 4 that it has already discharged 93 minors from military service, responding to a UN report in June accusing it and its allies of recruiting over 400 children, many in combat roles.

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In a rare admission published in its mouthpiece newspaper, the junta said it conducted a verification process in 2024 that resulted in the discharge of 93 verified minors, who were also provided with financial assistance.

"To date, only 18 suspected minor cases remain pending verification," a government-run committee said in a statement published in the Global New Light of Myanmar newspaper.

It is unclear when the 93 minors were released.