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The number of children recruited by armed gangs in Haiti increased by 70 per cent in one year. Currently, almost half of the gang members in that country ravaged by violence are children, Unicef warned this Sunday. “This unprecedented increase, recorded between the second quarters of 2023 and 2024, reflects a worsening of the child protection crisis,” the agency of the United Nations (UN) reported in a statement.Unicef pointed out that the escal…

Naciones Unidas. La cifra de menores reclutados por bandas armadas en Haití aumentó un 70% en un año. Actualmente, casi la mitad de los miembros de las pandillas en ese país arrasado por la violencia son niños, alertó Unicef este domingo.“Este aumento sin precedentes, registrado entre los segundos trimestres de 2023 y 2024, refleja un empeoramiento de la crisis de protección infantil”, informó la agencia de la Organización de las Nacioones Unida…

Niños aportan casi la mitad de miembros a pandillas en Haití, según Unicef

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Children contribute almost half of their members to gangs in Haiti, according to Unicef

As poverty deepens and violence increases amid political instability, a report by the United Nations Children's Fund says...

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70% increase in the number of children recruited by Haitian gangs

Children currently make up half of the armed groups’ troops. “Caught in a vicious cycle, children in Haiti are increasingly joining the armed groups directly responsible for the desperate situation they find themselves in,” said UNICEF Executive Director and Senior Human Rights Defender […]

À l’heure actuelle, les enfants constituent jusqu’à la moitié des effectifs des groupes armés. « Pris dans un cercle vicieux, les enfants en Haïti sont de plus en plus nombreux à rejoindre les groupes armés directement responsables de la situation désespérée dans laquelle ils se trouvent », a déclaré la Directrice générale de l’UNICEF et Défenseure principale […]

Haïti : en un an, le nombre d’enfants recrutés par des groupes armés a augmenté de 70 % (UNICEF)

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Haiti: In one year, the number of children recruited by armed groups has increased by 70% (UNICEF)

Armed groups in Haiti recruited as many as 70 per cent more boys and girls over the past year, according to the latest estimates of the United Nations Children ' s Fund (UNICEF), which was reported in a statement. This forced recruitment rebounded in the second quarters of 2023 and 2024 and has resulted in almost half of the members of these groups being minors.

Los grupos armados de Haití reclutaron hasta un 70% más niños y niñas durante el último año, según las últimas estimaciones del Fondo de las Naciones Unidas para la Infancia (UNICEF), que informó en un comunicado. Este reclutamiento forzado repuntó en los segundos trimestres de 2023 y 2024 y ha hecho que casi la mitad de los integrantes de estos grupos sean menores de edad. Algunos de los factores que enlista la UNICEF que han recrudecido esta c…

Crece 70% Reclutamiento Forzado de Pandillas a Niños y Niñas en Haití

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Growing 70% Forced Recruitment of Gangs to Children in Haiti

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman August Pfluger (R-TX) is spearheading an effort urging the Haitian government to expedite the evacuation of approximately 70 children being adopted by American families.
The request comes amid escalating gang violence in Haiti, many of whom are stranded in Port-au-Prince awaiting adoption processing.
The Associated Press reported today that the number of children recruited by gangs in Haiti soared by 70%.  Learn Mo…

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Pfluger Urges Haiti to Evacuate 70 Children as Violence Escalates

Cuba in Summary, Latin American Summary, November 25, 2024. The United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) has warned of an alarming 70 per cent increase in the recruitment of minors by armed groups in Haiti over the past year. At present, it is estimated that about half of the members of these gangs are [...] The entrance to Haiti. Children are about 50 per cent of the members of armed groups were first published in Latin American Summary.

Cuba en Resumen, Resumen Latinoamericano, 25 de noviembre de 2024. El Fondo de las Naciones Unidas para la Infancia (Unicef) ha alertado sobre un alarmante incremento de 70% en el reclutamiento de menores por parte de grupos armados en Haití durante el último año. Actualmente, se estima que aproximadamente la mitad de los miembros de esas bandas son […] La entrada Haití. Niños son cerca del 50 por ciento de los integrantes de grupos armados se p…

Haití. Niños son cerca del 50 por ciento de los integrantes de grupos armados - Resumen Latinoamericano

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Haiti. Children are about 50 percent of members of armed groups - Latin American Summary

New York, Nov 25 (UNI): Children make up about half of all members of armed groups in Haiti, with the number of minors recruited in the criminal groups up by 70% in just one year, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Monday. “At present, up to half of all members in armed groups are children,” the organisation said. UNICEF believes that the “unprecedented” 70% spike in child recruitment in armed groups between the second quarters …

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Children constitute half of armed groups in Haiti: UNICEF - Meghalaya Monitor

Number of children in Haiti recruited by armed groups soars by 70 per cent in one year – UNICEF rrocha Mon, 11/25/2024 - 09:41  
Cycle of suffering continues as armed violence spirals parts of the country into chaosMon, 11/25/2024 - 12:00NEW YORK (November 25, 2024) – The number of children recruited by armed groups in Haiti increased by 70 per cent in the last year, according to the latest UNICEF estimates.The unprecedented spike, registered be…

Gang recruitment of children in Haiti rises by 70 percent: UN

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