Spain to try to reunite families in Haiti

Spain to try to reunite families in Haiti

Spain says it will perform DNA tests on children in Haiti to try to reunite them with their parents and protect them from traffickers.

Secretary of State for International Cooperation Soraya Rodriguez says Spain will send genetic testing kits and technicians to the quake-ravaged nation in the coming days.

The initial goal of the program is to take saliva or blood samples from up to 6,000 Haitian children and adults and create a DNA data base for Haitian authorities to use in reuniting families.

The genetic identification program was developed by the University of Granada in southern Spain.

Rodriguez spoke Monday at a ceremony with the Haitian ambassador to Spain, who said there are now an estimated 400,000 unaccompanied children in Haiti.
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