Child Migrants Crossing Darien Gap Surge Eightfold, UNICEF Says
This article is a summary of reporting by Reuters. Originally published May 30, 2023.
A report by UNICEF highlighted that child migration through the Darién Gap reached dramatic new levels in early 2023, rising eightfold compared to previous periods. Children, including unaccompanied minors and infants, faced extreme risks of illness, malnutrition, drowning, and violence along the route through Panama. International relief organizations warned that basic child protection services in Panamanian border communities and reception sites were stretched beyond capacity.
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UNICEF reported an eightfold increase in the number of children journeying through the hazardous Darién Gap.
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