Haitian gangs release 13 captives after mass kidnapping in Kenscoff

The United Nations has announced that six children and seven women kidnapped last week in the hillside community of Kenscoff, Haiti, have been released. In a statement late on Friday, representatives from the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) used the news to call attention to the ongoing crisis unfolding in Haiti — and the toll it has taken on the country’s youth.

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