The U.S. State Department has issued a 'do not travel advisory' in Haiti and ordered nonemergency personnel to leave.
United Nations vehicles arrive ahead of a press conference by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, in Port-au-Prince on July 1, 2023.
A woman from New Hampshire who works for a nonprofit organization in Haiti and her young daughter have been reported as kidnapped as the U.S. State Department issued a "do not travel advisory" in the country and ordered nonemergency personnel to leave there amid growing security concerns., the organization said in a statement Saturday. El Roi, which runs a school and ministry in Port au Prince, said the two were taken from campus.
"Alix is a deeply compassionate and loving person who considers Haiti her home and the Haitian people her friends and family," El Roi president and co-founder Jason Brown said in the statement. "Alix has worked tirelessly as our school and community nurse to bring relief to those who are suffering as she loves and serves the people of Haiti in the name of Jesus."
A State Department spokesperson said in a statement Saturday is it "aware of reports of the kidnapping of two U.S. citizens in Haiti," adding, "We are in regular contact with Haitian authorities and will continue to work with them and our U.S. government interagency partners."In its advisory Thursday, the department said that "kidnapping is widespread, and victims regularly include U.S. citizens.
It said kidnappings often involve ransom negotiations and U.S. citizen victims have been physically harmed.
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