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Child migration through the Darien Gap up 40 per cent so far this year

UNICEF estimates 160,000 children could cross the route this year, up 34 per cent from 113,000 in 2023

On 5 February 2020, Romeu Mauricio and his son, Jetfro, 3, cross through the Darien Gap jungle dividing Colombia and Panama.

Number of migrant children moving across Latin America and the Caribbean hits new record amid violence, instability and climate change

One in four people on the move in Latin America and the Caribbean is a child, the highest proportion globally.

Esther, an Haitian mother of two children, arrives in pirogue to Lajas Blancas Migrant Temporary Reception Center, after crossing the Darien jungle with her husband.

Eleven children die every week attempting to cross the Central Mediterranean Sea migration route – UNICEF

So far in 2023, an estimated 11,600 children made the dangerous crossing. The majority were alone or separated from their parents.

A boy who is an unaccompanied minor looks across the beach in Trabia, Italy, on May 14, 2016.

COVID-19 pandemic could devastate refugee, migrant and internally displaced populations without urgent international action

Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore

Children wait in a crowded processing area for refugees.

More than 300,000 Venezuelan children in Colombia need humanitarian assistance – UNICEF

At least 327,000 children from Venezuela are living as migrants and refugees in Colombia. Without increased support, their health, education, protection and well-being will be in jeopardy, UNICEF said today.

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Child migration through the Darien Gap up 40 per cent so far this year

Number of migrant children moving across Latin America and the Caribbean hits new record amid violence, instability and climate change

Eleven children die every week attempting to cross the Central Mediterranean Sea migration route – UNICEF

COVID-19 pandemic could devastate refugee, migrant and internally displaced populations without urgent international action

More than 300,000 Venezuelan children in Colombia need humanitarian assistance – UNICEF

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