Kidnappings of children, women spike in Haiti: UNICEF
UNITED NATIONS, Aug. 7 (Xinhua) -- Kidnappings of children and women are spiking at alarming rates in Haiti amid gang violence, said the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) on Monday.
Nearly 300 cases of such kidnappings had been confirmed in the first six months of 2023, almost matching the total number documented for the entire previous year, and close to three times more than in 2021, said UNICEF in a press release.<