UN chief: Extremists using Covid-19 to recruit online youths

Guterres warned that extremist groups are taking advantage of Covid-19 lockdowns to intensify social media efforts to spread hatred and recruit young people who are spending more time online. — AP

UNITED NATIONS: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned on April 27 that extremist groups are taking advantage of Covid-19 lockdowns to intensify social media efforts to spread hatred and recruit young people who are spending more time online.

Even before the coronavirus pandemic, he said, one of every five young people was not getting an education, training or working, and one of every four was affected by violence or conflict. And he lamented that every year, 12 million girls become mothers when they are still children.