committed during Colombia’s armed conflict. “Macro-case” 07 before the JEP is focused on child recruitment and involves 9,854 victims, including 8,903 who belong to five indigenous ...

Colombia's child welfare agency (ICBF) has documented 1,166 cases of child recruitment since 2016, but Crisis Group said in the report that figure was also likely an undercount. The ICBF said in ...

“In 2024, violence against children in armed conflict reached unprecedented levels, with a staggering 25 percent surge in the ...

As the armed groups have sought foot soldiers to advance their quest for territory, the rate of child recruitment in Colombia has reached its highest point in more than a decade. Between 2021 and 2024 ...

According to the Colombian Ombudsman's Office, 409 children and teenagers were recruited by armed groups in 2024.

On December 31, 2024, the United Nations warned that armed groups have increased recruitment and use of children for armed conflict purposes, including in Colombia, the Democratic Republic of the ...

Over 80,000 displaced Venezuelan children do not go to school in Colombia.[i] Child Protection systems are weak. Children, in particular unaccompanied children, are at risk of deportation, forced ...

From Gaza to the Democratic Republic of Congo, violence against children in conflict zones reached "unprecedented levels" in ...