Port-au-Prince CNN —They have the calm of people who have lived through terrible things.
As gangs rampage in Haiti’s capital Port-au-Prince, several children and teenagers tell CNN they have been orphaned, wounded, raped and even recruited by members of these armed groups.
Some are navigating life in neighborhoods ruled by gangs, doing their best to stay out of danger.
Others work for the gangs, tasked with dangerous jobs such as spying on rival groups or the gory work of disposing of bodies.
Meanwhile, across the country, many more children are going hungry, according to UNICEF, as food prices spike amid the insecurity.
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