In Haiti, the percentage of minors recruited by criminal gangs is on the rise

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In Haiti, the number of children recruited by armed groups has increased by 70 percent in one year, accounting for almost half of the gang members in the violence-ravaged Caribbean country, Unicef warned on Sunday. teleSUR

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00:00The United Nations Children's Fund warned on Sunday about the on-present spike in violence

00:04affecting children and adolescents in Haiti. In less than a year, the recruitment of minors

00:08by criminal groups has increased by 70 percent. The agency's studies estimate that half of the

00:14criminal groups are made up of minors. Plans imposed by the United States and the Caribbean

00:19nation have aggravated violence, generalized poverty, lack of access to education, and the

00:23collapse of basic services. According to the UNICEF report, all these causes have fueled the

00:28cycle of violence and helplessness of Haitian minors.

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