UN withdraws non-essential personnel from Haiti

UNITED NATIONS, March 13 (Xinhua) -- Due to a volatile security situation in Haiti, the United Nations is withdrawing non-essential personnel, a UN spokesman said on Wednesday.

"Based on the outcome of a revised Security Risk Management Process, we will be reducing the footprint of non-essential personnel," said Stephane Dujarric, chief spokesman for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. "The UN is not leaving