View shows the "El Roi", a Christian community site where the American nurse Alix Dorsainvil used to work before being kidnapped with her child, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti August 1, 2023.
REUTERS/Ralph Tedy Erol/File PhotoAug 9 (Reuters) - A U.S. nurse and her child have been safely released after their kidnapping in Haiti two weeks ago, a faith-based humanitarian aid organization where the nurse works said on Wednesday.
"We are so thankful for everyone who joined us in prayer and supported us during this crisis," humanitarian aid organization El Roi Haiti said in a statement.
The nurse, Alix Dorsainvil, and her child were kidnapped from El Roi Haiti's campus near Port au Prince on July 27.
In most cases, children and women are forcefully taken by armed groups and used for financial or tactical gain, UNICEF said.
Persons:
Alix Dorsainvil, Ralph Tedy Erol, El Roi, El, Ismail Shakil, Simon Lewis, Jonathan Oatis, Lisa Shumaker
Organizations:
REUTERS, El, Port au Prince, Children's Agency, UNICEF, U.S . State Department, Thomson
Locations:
Port, Prince, Haiti, U.S, El Roi Haiti, El Roi Haiti's, Port au, Ottawa, Washington