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guatemala honduras: By Edith M. Lederer Associated Press Mon., Aug. 22, 2016 Thousands of children trying to escape gang violence and poverty in Central America have made their way to the United States this year — and there is no sign that the flow is letting up, the UN children agency said in a report released late Monday, according to Toronto Star. In the first six months of 2016, UNICEF said almost 26,000 unaccompanied children were apprehended at the U.S. border along with 29,700 people travelling as a family, mostly mothers and young children. The UN said in a report released on Monday that thousands of Central American children seek to enter U.S. to escape gang violence and poverty. Most are from El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras, three countries with some of the world highest murder and poverty rates, UNICEF said. The flow of young refugees and migrants highlights the critical importance of tackling the violence and socio-economic conditions in their countries of origin. It is heart-rending to think of these children — most of them teenagers, but some even younger — making the gruelling and extremely dangerous journey in search of safety and a better life, UNICEF Deputy Executive Director Justin Forsyth said in the report. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.