6 Sep 2013 10:18

UN personnel doesn't intend to leave Syria -Ban Ki-moon

STRELNA, ST. Petersburg. Sept 6 (Interfax) - UN staff members don't plan to leave Syria despite the dangerous situation in that country.

Despite the danger to its staff in Syria the United Nations and its partners intend to stay in that country and continue their work, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said on the sidelines of the G20 summit in St. Petersburg on Friday in relation to the humanitarian situation in Syria. He added that the UN staff in Syria numbers 4,500 people.