Record number of children crossing the Darien Gap toward the US this year
PANAMA CITY, NEW YORK, 19 November 2022 - Since the beginning of this year, the number of migrant children crossing the dangerous Darien Gap between Colombia and Panama on foot has hit an all-time high, UNICEF warned today. From January to October, some 32,488 children crossed the Darien Gap toward the United States, surpassing the total figure…