Ukrainian refugees determined to return home, study finds

June 6, 2022

As Russia’s invading forces began intense bombardments on Ukrainian cities 100 days ago, nearly 7 million Ukrainians fled their country seeking safety across the border into Poland and other European nations. As Russia’s invading forces began intense bombardments on Ukrainian cities 100 days ago, nearly 7 million Ukrainians fled their country seeking safety across the border into Poland and other European nations. ...
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Global Fragility Act offers new tools and approaches for peacebuilders

May 27, 2022

The newly enacted Global Fragility Act is an opportunity for the U.S. government and its implementing partners to re-imagine how to develop and carryout peacebuilding initiatives in five key locations, and then take those experiences to other at-risk and conflict areas, panelists said at a Society of International Development-United States session....
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ANKA: Connecting African artisans to the global market

May 20, 2022

An African start-up that created an online marketplace for mostly women-led small businesses and artisans to sell worldwide recently raised $6.1 million for expansion, thanks to an initial $1.5 million investment from the U.S. Agency for International Development’s West Africa Trade & Investment Hub (Trade Hub) aimed at leveraging outside funding. ...
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