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Gangs in Haiti recruiting record numbers of minors, says UN
Residents flee their homes to escape gang violence in the Nazon neighborhood of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, November 14, 2024

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 today by Unicef.

Currently, between 30 and 50 per cent of all gang members in the violence-ravaged country are children, according to the United Nations body.

Geeta Narayan, Unicef’s representative in Haiti, described the recruitment of children by the gangs as “a very concerning trend.”

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