Child recruitment by gangs in Haiti rises by 70% in past year: Unicef

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Gangs in Haiti are recruiting children at unprecedented levels, with the number of minors targeted soaring by 70 per cent in the past year, according to a report released Monday by UNICEF.

The increase comes as poverty deepens and violence increases amid political instability, with gangs that control 85 per cent of Port-au-Prince attacking once peaceful communities in a push to assume total control of the capital.

Currently, between 30 per cent to 50 per cent of all gang members in the violence-wracked country are children, according to the UN.

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Published On: 2024-11-25 @ 13:45:03 (6 hours ago)

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