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Safety and Security of Volunteers

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Safety and Security of Volunteers

Read about news and issues related to the safety and security of Volunteers in the field.

June 12, 2002 - The Travel Medicine Center: Studies of peace corps volunteers found less than 1 in 900,000 (as "person-weeks-use") had any significant problems with Larium Wednesday, June 12, 2002 - 7:59 pm [1]
May 29, 2002 - Medical Paper: A Returned Volunteer looks at Larium Thursday, June 06, 2002 - 10:01 am [1]
March 15, 2002 - CNN: New push to find missing volunteer in Bolivia Saturday, March 23, 2002 - 4:29 pm [1]
March 13, 2002 - Salem Statesman Journal: Salem woman's death touches lives of many Wednesday, March 13, 2002 - 7:35 pm [1]
March 11, 2002 - US Peace Corps: Peace Corps Volunteer Elizabeth Bowers Dies Monday, March 11, 2002 - 12:18 pm [1]
December 27 - USC: Background on the Peace Corps Safety Support System Thursday, December 27, 2001 - 8:20 pm [1]
October 1 - Wall Street Journal: Peace Corps Volunteers Lament Hasty Evacuation of Countries Thursday, November 22, 2001 - 9:47 pm [1]
August 4 - Washington Times: Peace Corps facing New Perils Thursday, November 22, 2001 - 10:52 am [1]
July 20 - Press Release from Marty Meehan on the GAO Investigation of the Disappearance of Peace Corps Volunteer Walter Poirier Wednesday, December 18, 2002 - 12:33 pm [3]
July 20 - GAO Report: The Peace Corps failed to properly supervise missing volunteer and lost track of him Thursday, November 22, 2001 - 10:09 pm [1]
July 17 - BBC World Service: Two missing US volunteers found in Kyrgyz mountains safe and sound Thursday, November 22, 2001 - 9:39 pm [1]
June 29 - NPCA Response to story in USA Today Thursday, November 22, 2001 - 10:57 am [1]
June 7 - US Peace Corps Press Release: PC suspends program in Papua New Guinea Thursday, November 22, 2001 - 9:35 pm [1]
May 15 - USA Today: Peace Corps Security in Question Sunday, August 04, 2002 - 6:14 am [3]
May 10 - Peace Corps Press Release: Volunteer still missing in Bolivia Thursday, November 22, 2001 - 9:33 pm [1]
April 15 - Boston Herald: Parents of missing Lowell man fear worst Thursday, November 22, 2001 - 9:57 pm [1]
Volunteers and RPCVs comment on the Articles Saturday, November 16, 2002 - 9:54 pm [6]
July 23, 2002 - Nashua Telegraph: Remembering the life cut short of Madagascar PCV Nancy Coutu Tuesday, July 23, 2002 - 7:55 pm [1]
July 14, 2002 - Boston Globe: GAO cites weak Peace Corps Security Tuesday, July 23, 2002 - 7:50 pm [1]
July 28, 2002 - Op-Ed: A Returned Volunteer responds to the GAO Report Thursday, August 01, 2002 - 3:43 pm [1]
July 25, 2002 - GAO Report: Peace Corps Initiatives for Addressing Safety and Security Challenges Hold Promise, but Progress Should be Assessed Thursday, August 01, 2002 - 3:40 pm [1]
July 25, 2002 - GAO Report: Peace Corps Initiatives for Addressing Safety and Security Challenges Hold Promise, but Progress Should be Assessed Thursday, August 01, 2002 - 3:37 pm [1]
July 26, 2002 - New Jersey Journal: Report says Peace Corps needs to better protect volunteers as assaults against them rise Thursday, August 01, 2002 - 3:36 pm [1]
August 11, 2002 - New York Times: Director Vasquez says we will not put a single volunteer in harm's way Saturday, August 17, 2002 - 5:04 pm [1]
August 5, 2002 - MSNBC: Security situation perilous in Kabul - Time yet for Peace Corps to return? Saturday, August 17, 2002 - 1:52 pm [1]
July 1, 2002 - American Water Works Association Journal : Peru RPCV Jack Hoffbuhr remembers Safety and Security of Andean Buses Saturday, August 17, 2002 - 1:47 pm [1]
August 4, 2002 - San Francisco Chronicle: Peace Corps work getting more risky Saturday, February 22, 2003 - 6:35 pm [2]
August 3, 2002 - New York Times: Attacks on Peace Corps Volunteers Found Rising Saturday, August 17, 2002 - 1:44 pm [1]

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