Haiti: 'Unimaginable violence' against women, children, reports UNICEF
Haiti: 'Unimaginable violence' against women, children, reports UNICEF
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Haiti: 'Unimaginable violence' against women, children, reports UNICEF
Data shows almost 300 women and children were kidnapped in the first six months of this year – three times more than the total in 2021
An alarming number of women and children are being kidnapped and used as “bargaining chips” in Haiti, according to the United Nations.
As a kidnapped American nurse and her child marked their 11th day in captivity in Haiti on Monday, the United Nations’ leading child-welfare agency says it is seeing an alarming spike in the abductions of women and children in the Caribbean nation.
Persistent violence in Haiti remains a significant concern for the safety and welfare of its most vulnerable citizens, especially women and children, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Monday, citing reports of an “alarming spike” in kidnapping ...