On the occasion of World Children’s Day, which will be celebrated next Monday, the
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) expressed this in a statement
Latin America and the Caribbean are facing one of the most complex migration crises, and in the region it is increasingly taking on a childish face.
Every fourth person on the run is a girl, a boy or a teenager, the company emphasized.
According to the Immigration and Immigration Directorate, nearly 1,400 people enter and transit through Costa Rica per day to continue their journey to the United States. Figures that have never been recorded in the country’s immigration records.
Poverty, socio-economic situation and violence are some of the factors that are causing the number of minors in mobility to reach record levels. Worst of all, many see their rights to education, health and protection from all forms of violence compromised.
According to the International Organization for Migration (IOM) register, 41 percent of migration flows are women, 59 percent are men and 32 percent are under 18 years of age.
Costa Rica, like other Central American countries, stands out for being a migration corridor for people whose destination is the countries in the north of the continent, the organization emphasizes, emphasizing that it supports government authorities and their allies in expanding access to basic services .
This is currently being done in collaboration with the local facilities, both in the Temporary Care Center for Migrants (Catem) – South and in the Northern area.
In 2023, five support stations for transiting migrant girls and boys were established, located at key points along transit migration routes.
Unicef, in collaboration with PANI and local development associations, supports 33 safe spaces for children across the country, in priority destination communities for migrants, they emphasize.
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