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UNICEF Staff Freed After Three Weeks in Captivity Amid Rising Kidnappings in Haiti

Five UNICEF workers were released after a three-week hostage ordeal in Haiti, highlighting a growing trend of kidnappings by gangs financing their operations through ransom demands.

By Grace Kim • July 29, 2025 3 MIN READ

A mobile health clinic hosted by UNICEF and Medecins du Monde in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, last year.

Family members observe as recently detained men are moved to prison in April 2022, during the early stages of an anti-gang operation that has resulted in the incarceration of approximately 80,000 individuals.

El Salvador Police Reveal Quotas and Rumors Behind Mass Arrests in Bukele’s Anti-Gang Drive

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Kenyan police officers serving with the Multinational Security Support mission in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, last year.

One Year On, Haiti's Path to Stability Remains Uncertain Amid International Force’s Funding Crisis

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A man passes a flaming barricade set up to protest the lack of security in Tabarre neighborhood, Port-au-Prince, in February.

Haiti Engages Erik Prince in Escalating Fight Against Gang Violence

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A man passes by a burning barricade erected to protest security failures in Port-au-Prince’s Tabarre neighborhood in February.

Haiti Enlists Erik Prince and Private Contractors in Escalating Battle Against Gangs

Facing escalating gang violence, Haiti has engaged Erik Prince, founder of Blackwater, and his private military contractors to conduct targeted operations aimed at restoring security in Port-au-Prince.

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UNICEF Staff Freed After Three Weeks in Captivity Amid Rising Kidnappings in Haiti

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El Salvador Police Reveal Quotas and Rumors Behind Mass Arrests in Bukele’s Anti-Gang Drive

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One Year On, Haiti's Path to Stability Remains Uncertain Amid International Force’s Funding Crisis

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Haiti Engages Erik Prince in Escalating Fight Against Gang Violence

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Haiti Enlists Erik Prince and Private Contractors in Escalating Battle Against Gangs

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UNICEF Staff Freed After Three Weeks in Captivity Amid Rising Kidnappings in Haiti

El Salvador Police Reveal Quotas and Rumors Behind Mass Arrests in Bukele’s Anti-Gang Drive

One Year On, Haiti's Path to Stability Remains Uncertain Amid International Force’s Funding Crisis

Haiti Engages Erik Prince in Escalating Fight Against Gang Violence

Haiti Enlists Erik Prince and Private Contractors in Escalating Battle Against Gangs

Trending in #Gang Violence

UNICEF Staff Freed After Three Weeks in Captivity Amid Rising Kidnappings in Haiti

El Salvador Police Reveal Quotas and Rumors Behind Mass Arrests in Bukele’s Anti-Gang Drive

One Year On, Haiti's Path to Stability Remains Uncertain Amid International Force’s Funding Crisis

Haiti Engages Erik Prince in Escalating Fight Against Gang Violence

Haiti Enlists Erik Prince and Private Contractors in Escalating Battle Against Gangs