Human Rights

Colombia’s Child Recruitment Crisis Exposes Globalist Failure to Protect Innocent Lives

By National Security Desk | February 12, 2026

While Washington focuses elsewhere, Colombia’s illegal armed groups have quadrupled child recruitment in five years, revealing the devastating cost of globalist neglect and the urgent need for America-first policies that prioritize sovereignty and security.

The haunting reality of Colombia’s escalating child recruitment crisis reveals a troubling failure not only of local authorities but of international institutions that claim to protect vulnerable populations. Over the past five years, the number of children forcibly recruited by illegal armed groups has surged fourfold, from 116 verified cases in 2020 to 453 last year, according to UNICEF’s latest data.Behind these numbers lie heartbreaking stories of children exploited as pawns in a brutal struggle over illicit economies—long dominated by FARC guerrillas before splintering into violent factions. Despite the celebrated 2017 peace agreement with FARC, violence persists unchecked in regions...

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