Two of 17 members from US missionary group kidnapped in Haiti now released

Haiti: On Sunday, the Ohio-based church organization said that two of the 17 members of a missionary group abducted a month ago have been released and are safe in Haiti. The organization said that the state of mind and health of both abductees is fine, and they are being taken care of. The Christian Aid Ministry addressed a statement saying it could not provide the names of those released, why they were freed or other information. "We are happy with this release, but our focus is on the 15 people who are still kidnapped," the group said. These people were kidnapped on 16th of October by the 400 Mawjo gangs. Of these, 16 are US citizens, five are children, and one is a Canadian citizen. One of the children is 8 months old. According to a local human rights organization of Haiti, their Haiti-based driver was also kidnapped and this information has various evidences.

The leader of the 400 Mawzo gangs has threatened to kill the hostages if their demands are not met. Officials said the gang was demanding $1 million per person, though it was not immediately clear whether it also demanded a ransom for the child.

Haiti's National Police spokesman Gary Desrosiers confirmed that two hostages had been released on Sunday. The FBI, helping Haitian authorities free the hostages, declined to comment.

Additionally, if we talk about the nation then, Haiti has been elected to the Executive Council of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization – UNESCO for 2021-2025, summoned the Permanent Delegate of the island to the international organization – Dominique Dupuy.

The elections were organized during the – 41st assembly of the General Conference of UNESCO, where Haiti appeared as the winner. A total of 119 votes were held in favour of the CARICOM member nation out of 178 voting nations. This is the 5th time Haiti has been elected to-UNESCO’s Executive Council.