UNICEF predicts record levels of child migration through Darien Gap

UNITED NATIONS, May 15 (Xinhua) -- An increase in the number of children migrating through the dangerous Darien Gap so far this year puts the route on track for a fifth consecutive year of record levels of child migration, said the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) on Wednesday.

In the first four months of 2024, more than 30,000 children on the move crossed the Darien Gap between Colombia and Panama, a 40 percent incr