A new report by the United Nations’ leading child welfare agency, UNICEF, says the number of children being recruited by the country’s violent gangs has soared by 70% in the last year.

The Associated Press / Residents flee their homes to escape gang violence in the Nazon neighborhood of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Nov. 14. SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Gangs in Haiti are recruiting ...

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Gangs in Haiti are recruiting children at unprecedented levels, with the number of minors targeted soaring by 70% in the past year, according to a report released ...

The increase comes as poverty deepens and violence increases amid political instability, with gangs that control 85% of Port-au-Prince attacking once peaceful communities in a push to assume total ...

That road, a 15-mile stretch known as Route National 2, was the first major highway to fall in June 2021 when gangs began occupying sections of Martissant, a community of single-family homes and ...

NEW YORK -- There is growing concern among the police over an increase in Venezuelan gang activity across New York City. The NYPD believes some gang members are recruiting children living in migrant ...

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A new UNICEF report has found that the number of children recruited by gangs in Haiti has surged by 70% in the past year. The increase comes as poverty deepens and ...

New Delhi, Three alleged members of two gangs were nabbed in separate incidents in southwest Delhi, a senior police officer said on Monday. Three members of 2 gangs arrested in separate incidents ...