UNICEF Warns of Growing Dangers as Over 30,000 Migrant Children Cross Panamanian Jungle in 2024
The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) has reported that over 30,000 migrant children have crossed the Panamanian Darien jungle in the first four months of 2024, a 40% increase from the same period last year.
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The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) has sounded the alarm over the alarming number of migrant children crossing the Panamanian Darien jungle in 2024. According to UNICEF, over 30,000 children have made the journey in the first four months of the year, a 40% increase from the same period last year. This trend is expected to continue, with UNICEF estimating that up to 800,000 people, including 160,000 children and adolescents, could cross the jungle in 2024.
The agency has expressed deep concern about the growing number of children making the perilous journey, many of whom are unaccompanied or separated from their families. The Darien Gap is a treacherous region known for its harsh terrain, wild animals, and criminal groups that control the area and impose fear through violence, sexual exploitation, and death.
UNICEF Deputy Executive Director Ted Chaiban has urged governments to take immediate action to address the crisis, saying that "the Darien Gap is no place for children." Panamanian President-elect Jose Raul Mulino has pledged to deport migrants who enter the country through the Darien Gap, but UNICEF is warning that this approach will only exacerbate the crisis.
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