Haiti: Massive surge in child armed group recruitment, warns UNICEF

The ongoing emergency in Haiti is crushing childrens chances of an education and a better future as scores of youngsters are recruited by heavily armed and violent gangs, the UN Childrens Fund (UNICEF) warned on Friday.UNICEFs representative in Haiti, Geetanjali Narayan, told journalists that just last month, armed groups destroyed 47 schools in Haitis capital Port-au-Prince, adding to the 284 schools destroyed

Feb 28, 2025 - 17:00
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The ongoing emergency in Haiti is crushing childrens chances of an education and a better future as scores of youngsters are recruited by heavily armed and violent gangs, the UN Childrens Fund (UNICEF) warned on Friday.

UNICEFs representative in Haiti, Geetanjali Narayan, told journalists that just last month, armed groups destroyed 47 schools in Haitis capital Port-au-Prince, adding to the 284 schools destroyed

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