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Published on: 13 Jan, 2021

Children Trapped in Haiti’s Violence

Published on: 8 December, 2024
Gangs, which control 85 percent of the capital Port-au-Prince, aim to seize total control of the city.

Gangs, which control 85 percent of the capital Port-au-Prince, aim to seize total control of the city.

Gangs in Haiti have recruited an unprecedented number of children, the UN Agency for the Protection of children (UNICEF) has said, underscoring a worsening protection crisis in the violence-ridden Caribbean Island.

The report comes as violence in Haiti shows no sign of abating with poverty deepening and turmoil increasing amid political instability.

Gangs, which control 85 percent of the capital Port-au-Prince, aim to seize total control of the city.

Al Jazeera.