"Ransoms have surged as Haiti struggles with widespread gang violence, particularly around its capital Port-au-Prince. Eight people, including an Irish missionary and a three-year-old child, have been released following a kidnapping at an orphanage in Haiti. The announcement on Friday ended nearly a month of captivity for the group, which included Irish missionary Gena Heraty, the director of a special needs programme for children and adults at the Saint-Helene orphanage."
"We warmly welcome the news that Gena and all of the Haitian nationals taken captive on [August 3], including a small child, have been released and are reported to be safe and well, Ireland's Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Harris said in a statement posted on X. Kidnappings and ransoms have become increasingly common in Haiti, where gang violence has surged amid overlapping political, humanitarian and security crises."
Ransoms and kidnappings have become increasingly common in Haiti as gang violence surges, especially around Port-au-Prince. Eight people, including Irish missionary Gena Heraty and a three-year-old child, were released after nearly a month in captivity following a kidnapping at the Saint-Helene orphanage. The targeted orphanage is run by the international charity Nos Petits Freres et Soeurs and cares for more than 240 children. The area around the orphanage is controlled by gang federations, including Viv Ansanm, and the United Nations estimates gangs control nearly 90 percent of the capital's territory. No group immediately claimed responsibility.
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