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Instead of re-homing the children with their relatives, the youngsters were held in orphanages and used as political pawns.

Once that is resolved, they said they planned to deliver the aid with charity Justin Ukraine Aid to orphanages in Kharkiv, Odessa and Vinnytsia, before arriving back in the UK by mid-September.

The family of an Irish woman kidnapped from an orphanage in Haiti has said they are "absolutely devastated" and described the situation as "deeply worrying".

Nine people, including an Irish missionary and a three-year-old child, were kidnapped from an orphanage near Haiti's capital, Port-au-Prince on Sunday, officials have said.

Ai Rahmayanti said baby or child trafficking syndicates often pose as maternity clinics, orphanages or social shelters that appear to care for vulnerable women and children.