It has been four months since the Mayo native was held hostage from August 4 to August 29 in Haiti, where she works as an aid worker, supporting adults and children with special needs. Ms Heraty said “she wished to God” that there was another option for …

… numbered around ten, held the aid workers at gunpoint, demanding their phones … cases of hijacking, robbery, and kidnapping in connection with the incident …

… . For these groups, Western aid workers represent multiple opportunities: potential ransom … grim picture. According to the Aid Worker Security Database, attacks on … with kidnappings becoming increasingly common. In 2023 alone, 280 aid workers were victims …

… at strengthening international protections for aid workers operating in conflict zones. First … colleagues in Gaza, had colleagues kidnapped in the Democratic Republic of … launch of declaration to protect aid workers (Caritas Austtralia)  

… global. According to the Aid Worker Security Database, 2024 was … the deaths of international aid workers like Frankcom rightly cause global … to injuries after being kidnapped while returning from a … in New York honouring aid workers who have been killed …

THE number of aid workers kidnapped in South Sudan … of the negotiations, but one aid worker, James Unguba, died in … than 30 South Sudanese aid workers have been kidnapped this year, according … Unguba, a South Sudanese aid worker, was kidnapped last month in the …

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… .   The Human Cost: Aid Workers at Risk   Violence against aid workers in the Democratic … the 27 in June—including kidnappings, injuries, deaths, and widespread intimidation … of critical aid. Each attack, kidnapping, or forced suspension of activities …

IRISH AID WORKER Gena Heraty, who was kidnapped in a shock ambush in … a three-year-old child, kidnapped from an orphanage near the … said the day of the kidnapping, it was around 3:30am …