children on the run


I don’t know if Charleston will realize her dream of becoming a forensic pathologist. What I’m pretty sure of is that one day, she will be back on the road. Unlike many migrants who run towards the dream of


on the run, who seek refuge in Mexico and neighbouring countries. This is an almost invisible crisis.


the American


life they see portrayed on television, Charleston will run because, as she told me candidly, she is constantly at the mercy of the gang that is “used to using” her.


We are now in the middle of winter, a time when Canadian snowbirds and vacationers flee the cold to spend their well-deserved holidays in warm, sunny Mexico. They may not realize the plight of


We are working in Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador and Mexico, committed to providing children with medical and psychological support, getting them back in school, and most important, helping them achieve the future they deserve. We need the world to recognize this tragedy; no child should have to run from violence. «


For more information, please visit unhcr.ca/childrenrun the thousands of children


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A boy runs through the playground of The Neal Family Community Centre in San Pedro Sula, Honduras, which helps families deal with the effects of gang crime.


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