The Take: Lost Childhood – Haiti’s Kids in the Grip of Gangs Africa News

The Take: Lost Childhood – Haiti’s Kids in the Grip of Gangs

Haiti’s gangs have turned life into a nightmare for more than a million children. Trapped in gang-controlled areas, these children are being recruited as soldiers and spies, facing unimaginable abuse, and living in constant fear. With no president, no parliament, and no protection, their futures remain uncertain. Haiti’s political vacuum has left its most vulnerable […]

UNICEF: Scores of Children Raped, Enlisted in Armed Conflict in Eastern DRC Africa News

UNICEF: Scores of Children Raped, Enlisted in Armed Conflict in Eastern DRC

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has issued a harrowing report detailing widespread sexual violence and child recruitment in the ongoing conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). According to the agency, armed groups have raped scores of children, some as young as 12, while also forcing many into combat roles. UNICEF Executive […]