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Honduras faces a “difficult” situation and a “huge” challenge in the face persistent violence against children, adolescents and young peoplethe scourge that left more than 1,500 deaths between
Honduras faces a “difficult” situation and a “huge” challenge in the face persistent violence against children, adolescents and young peoplethe scourge that left more than 1,500 deaths between 2022 and May 2024experts warned this Wednesday.
This was announced by Candida Maradiaga, coordinator of the Children’s Ombudsman of the National Commissioner for Human Rights in Honduras (Conada). EFE that the country is experiencing a situation of “complex” violence that has “multifactorial” reason, ranging from poverty to dysfunctional families.
It (violence) is complex because it is a multi-factorial problem that requires intersectoral strategies to move forward gradually, especially in prevention work.
He emphasized that the Honduran authorities pay special attention to the fight against crime.but also “urgently” to implement the Public Policy to Prevent Violence against Children and Youth in Honduras, where The numbers of violent deaths of children and young people are “frightening and alarming.”
According to the Network of Children’s Rights Institutions (Coiproden), cited by Maradiaga, In 2022, 569 children and young people died violently in Honduras, 713 in 2023, and 274 in the first five months of 2024.
The number of children and young people killed in Honduras is “seriously alarming” and has led to the country becoming a “dangerous space” for this population– the expert emphasized.
“We are at a critical moment because (violent) cases are escalating, we don’t see any slowdown.”said Maradiaga, declaring that the Secretariat for Children, Adolescents and Families (Senaf) of Honduras faces a “huge challenge” in the face violence that has increased in recent years.
Senaf must promote a national policy with a comprehensive approach to “counteracting high levels of violence,” the expert added, making sure that Girls, boys and young people are among the most vulnerable due to the criminal violence plaguing the country.
To Coiproden Network Coordinator Wilmer Vazquez Boys, girls and young people are ‘in a position of greater vulnerability’ to violence in Honduraswhich in recent years has become “dangerous country” for this part of the population.
He added that the country faces “enormous challenges” tackle violence due to ‘huge’ social inequality and povertydisasters that force many children and young people to migrate or become victims of criminal organizations.
Children and young people ‘deserve to be a priority’ on the government’s agenda and distributing the national budget so that they can “grow and live with dignity,” Vázquez emphasized.
EFE
Source: Aristegui Noticias
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