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Record Number of Children Migrated through Dangerous Jungle to the US: UN

  • By Al Mayadeen
  • Source: Agencies
  • 12 Oct 2021 09:59
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UNICEF confirms that the number of children who have crossed the Darien Gap region, which separates Panama and Colombia, is three times that of their peers over the past five years.

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  • Highest Number of Children Migrate Across the Most Dangerous Forests to America
    Almost 19,000 migrant children have journeyed through the Darien Gap so far this year

The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) said that "almost 19,000 migrant children have journeyed through the Darien Gap so far this year, nearly three times more than the number registered over the five previous years combined."

UNICEF confirmed in a statement on Monday that "more than 1 in 5 migrants crossing the border between Colombia and Panama are children. Half of them is below the age of five."

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In 2021, at least five children were recorded dead in the woods. More than 150 children, some of them are newborn babies, have arrived in Panama without their parents since the beginning of this year, a roughly 20-fold increase over last year.

  • Highest Number of Children Migrate Across the Most Dangerous Forests to America
    Nearly 19,000 children walked through the border between Colombia and Panama this year

“Deep in the jungle, robbery, rape, and human trafficking are as dangerous as wild animals, insects, and the absolute lack of safe drinking water. Week after week, more children are dying, losing their parents, or getting separated from their relatives while on this perilous journey. It’s appalling that criminal groups are taking advantage of these children when they are the most vulnerable," said UNICEF Regional Director Jane Geog. 

Criminal gangs are increasingly and deliberately using sexual violence as a weapon of terror in the Darien jungle. During the tour, UNICEF received 29 allegations of adolescent girls being sexually abused between January and September 2021. Many more women have also come forward to say they have been sexually abused.

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