Children are a quarter of all migrants in Latin America and the Caribbean, UNICEF officials estimate.
A record number of unaccompanied migrant minors have traveled through Latin America and the Caribbean this year, according to estimates from UNICEF , the United Nations children's agency.Some 3,800 children migrated alone through the Darien Gap, a treacherous jungle route between Colombia and Panama in just the first 10 months of 2024. That's compared with 3,300 in all of 2023. Children represent a quarter of migrants in the region, according to UNICEF .
'Travelling alone, they experience a higher proportion of violence, including sexual violence, abuse and exploitation, with detrimental effects on their physical and mental health and well-being,' Dufay said. Armed violence facing populations in the region not only triggers migration, according to UNICEF, but deprives children of their rights and access to vital services like education and healthcare.The U.N.
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