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Haiti and its multiple tragedies: Much more needs to be done by Díaz-Bonilla, Eugenio

“…Just in the last months there was the terrible assassination of a sitting president on July 2021; an extremely damaging earthquake of 7.2 magnitude on August 2021; the heart-wrenching images of Haitians at the US-Mexican border in September 2021; the expansion of gang activity with the kidnapping of US missionaries in October 2021; the more recent alarming episode of the shooting at the current interim Prime Minister in January 2022; and another earthquake of 5.3 magnitude in late January, to name only the more recent sequence of very bad events affecting the country.…”
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Fourth External Program and Management Review of CIAT, 1995 by CGIAR Technical Advisory Committee, CGIAR Secretariat

“…The funding crisis had hurt morale, which was now improving in spite of the recent kidnapping of a staff member. The panel recommended no further erosion of support to commodity programs, consolidation of the newer programs to ensure adequate support, and closing the gap between program and institute management.CIAT had excellent relations with its host country, Colombia, but needed more regular policy consultation with NARS. …”
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Community and household shocks: Findings from the seventh round of the Myanmar Household Welfare Survey (January–June 2024) by Myanmar Agrifood Program for Strategy and Analysis

“…Finally, three percent of respondents revealed that there was a risk of kidnapping in their community.…”
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Community and household shocks and coping strategies: Findings from the eighth round of the Myanmar Household Welfare Survey (July – December 2024) by van Asselt, Joanna, Aung, Zin Wai

“…Additionally, 13 percent of respondents reported feeling unsafe while moving around and carrying out everyday tasks in their communities, and 3 percent reported risks of kidnapping. Climatic shocks further compounded hardship. …”
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Shocks and coping: Findings from the sixth round of the Myanmar Household Welfare Survey (June – November 2023) by Myanmar Agriculture Policy Support Activity

“…Finally, three percent of respondents revealed that there was a risk of kidnapping in their community. The two states/regions where households felt the most insecure between June and November 2023 were Kayah and Chin. …”
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