Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A picture made available in 2013 shows local children pose for a photograph at Lleras sector, which registered high criminal ...

UNICEF is saying that illegal armed groups in Colombia are recruiting far more children, with verified cases quadrupling in ...

The report titled “Trajectories: Prosperity and Poverty Reduction in the Colombian Territory” examines the factors that make it difficult for many persons to lead productive lives in Colombia and ...

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — The forced recruitment of children by illegal armed groups in Colombia has quadrupled over the last five years, UNICEF said Thursday, citing a surge in regional violence and a ...