US EditionChildren Fleeing Latin America in Record Numbers, UN Says
- A United Nations children's agency report reveals a significant increase in the number of children from Latin America and the Caribbean leaving their homes in search of a better life, facing risks such as disease, injury, and abuse. At least 40,000 children crossed the dangerous Darien jungle in 2022, compared to 29,000 the previous year. The report indicates that the total number for 2023 is likely to be even higher.
- Factors driving this migration include gang violence, poverty, instability, and climate-related events in the region. Children represent 25% of migrants in the area, a proportion similar to that of sub-Saharan Africa. Additionally, children under 11 make up almost 91% of displaced children in Latin America and the Caribbean.
- The report calls for a stronger humanitarian response and the expansion of safe and regular migration pathways for children and families. Many migrants aim to reach Mexico, the United States, and Canada. The number of children intercepted at the US southern border is also increasing.
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A record numbers of children are on the move through Latin America and the Caribbean, UNICEF says
UNITED NATIONS (AP) -- Record numbers of children are making perilous journeys through Latin America and the Caribbean, often alone, and from countries as far away as Asia and Africa, the U.N. children's agency said Thursday.
A record numbers of children are on the move through Latin America and the Caribbean, UNICEF says
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. children’s agency says record numbers of children are making perilous journeys through Latin America and the Caribbean, often alone, and from countries as far away as Asia and Africa. UNICEF said in a Child Alert Thursday that in the past three years the proportion of children moving along the major migration routes in Latin America and the Caribbean has climbed to a record high…
A record numbers of children are on the move through Latin America and the Caribbean, UNICEF says
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. children’s agency says record numbers of children are making perilous journeys through Latin America and the Caribbean, often alone, and from countries as far away as Asia and Africa. UNICEF said in a Child Alert Thursday that in the past three years the proportion of children moving along the major migration routes in Latin America and the Caribbean has climbed to a record high…
A record numbers of children are on the move through Latin America and the Caribbean, UNICEF says
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. children’s agency says record numbers of children are making perilous journeys through Latin America and the Caribbean, often alone, and from countries as far away as Asia and Africa. UNICEF said in a Child Alert Thursday that in the past three years the proportion of children moving along the major migration routes in Latin America and the Caribbean has climbed to a record high…
A record numbers of children are on the move through Latin America and the Caribbean, UNICEF says
The U.N. children’s agency says record numbers of children are making perilous journeys through Latin America and the Caribbean, often alone, and from countries as far away as Asia and
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