The number of children in Haiti recruited by armed groups has jumped by 70 percent in the past year, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) warned Sunday, with children making up almost half ...

In a report released on Monday, UNICEF said the recruitment of minors increased by 70 percent last year. “Children in Haiti are trapped in a vicious cycle – recruited into the very armed ...

The largest decrease was among children under 5 years with a 79% decline, but that age group still had the highest mortality rate among all ages, followed by those 70 years and older, making it a ...

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Gangs in Haiti are recruiting children at unprecedented levels, with the number of minors targeted soaring by 70% in the past year, according to a report released ...

Currently, between 30% to 50% of all gang members in the violence-wracked country are children, according to the U.N. “This is a very concerning trend,” said Geeta Narayan, UNICEF’s ...

Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Residents flee their homes to escape gang violence in the Nazon neighborhood of Port-au-Prince, Haiti ...

Two women are dead and several children are in the hospital after a ... The SUV was traveling at 70 mph. No one in the SUV was wearing a seat belt. Diaz and 23-year-old Sade Tomlinson died in ...

The number of children in Haiti recruited by armed groups has jumped by 70 percent in the past year, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) warned Sunday, with children making up almost half ...

The number of children being recruited into armed groups in Haiti has increased by 70 per cent over the past year, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Monday. The unprecedented spike also reveals ...

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Gangs in Haiti are recruiting children at unprecedented levels, with the number of minors targeted soaring by 70% in the past year, according to a report released Monday ...