Canada Relocating Some Diplomats From ‘Volatile’ Haiti, Following Other Nations

Canada is moving to reduce the number of diplomats at its embassy in Haiti, citing an increasingly volatile security situation in the Caribbean country. Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly says the government decided to limit staff at the Port-au-Prince embassy to essential employees only. Other countries have also moved non-essential staff out of the country over the past week. On Mar. 12, Canada’s ambassador in Haiti said none of his staff had been evacuated, though some non-essential employees were working from outside the country because gangs had taken over the main airport. Global Affairs Canada says it made the decision “due to the volatility of the security situation, the lack of reliable supplies and the need to support an effective presence in a volatile situation.”...