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- 2007.02.14: February 14, 2007: Headlines: COS - Guinea: Safety: Personal Web Site: Peace Corps Volunteer Cami writes: So it's official, the Peace Corps Guinea program has been suspended Wednesday, February 14, 2007 - 9:57 am [1]
- 2007.02.11: February 11, 2007: Headlines: COS - Guinea: Safety: BBC: At least eight people have been shot dead by the security forces in the West African state of Guinea during protests against the newly-named prime minister Wednesday, April 25, 2007 - 1:52 am [4]
- 2007.02.02: February 2, 2007: Headlines: COS - Guinea: Safety: Yahoo News: Guinea unions warn of protests in delay over new prime minister Friday, February 02, 2007 - 1:47 pm [1]
- 2007.01.31: January 31, 2007: Headlines: COS - Guinea: Blogs - Guinea: Safety: Personal Web Site: Peace Corps Volunteer Cami writes: Is it an evacuation? A consolidation? A vacation? In Service Training? The world will never know, and Peace Corps volunteers and staff will call it all of the above. Sunday, February 04, 2007 - 3:49 pm [2]
- 2004.01.01: January 1, 2004: Headlines: Safety: Crisis Management: SAFETI: Crisis Management: The Emergency Action Plan (EAP) Training for Peace Corps Volunteers and the three levels of alert (standfast, consolidation, evacuation) Sunday, January 28, 2007 - 10:00 pm [1]
- 2007.01.28: January 28, 2007: Headlines: COS - Guinea: Safety: Yahoo News: Guinea awaits new Prime Minister after unions end strike Sunday, January 28, 2007 - 9:59 pm [1]
- 2007.01.28: January 28, 2007: Headlines: COS - Guinea: Blogs - Guinea: Safety: Personal Web Site: Peace Corps Volunteer Cami writes: An unxpected Vacation in Mali Wednesday, February 07, 2007 - 2:10 pm [2]
Peace Corps Volunteers in Guinea Are Safe
All volunteers serving in Guinea are safe and are consolidated in Mali. Volunteers were moved to Mali as a precautionary measure due to the on-going strikes and demonstrations in Guinea. The duration of the Guinea Volunteers’ stay in Mali will be contingent upon the situation/events in Guinea. Families may contact the Peace Corps' Office of Special Services with any questions or concerns they may have. Special Services maintains a 24-hour a day, 7 days a week duty system. The telephone number during standard office hours is 1-800-424-8580, Extension 1470; the after hours number is 202-638-2574. The Office of Special Services can also be contacted via e-mail at ossdutyofficer@peacecorps.gov.
Peace Corps Volunteers in Guinea Are Safe
Peace Corps Volunteers in Guinea Are Safe
Caption: Striking workers from several unions meet at the National Confederation of Guinean Workers in Conakry. State and union officials in Guinea were drafting an agreement late aimed at ending a crippling 18-day general strike in which 59 people have died.(AFP/Georges Gobet)
WASHINGTON, D.C., January 28, 2007 – Peace Corps Director Ron Tschetter announced that all volunteers serving in Guinea are safe and are consolidated in Mali. Volunteers were moved to Mali as a precautionary measure due to the on-going strikes and demonstrations in Guinea. The duration of the Guinea Volunteers’ stay in Mali will be contingent upon the situation/events in Guinea.
The Peace Corps office in Conakry remains open. The U.S. Embassy is operating under voluntary, authorized departure. No Americans have been targeted in the demonstrations. The Peace Corps staff in Guinea remains in constant communication with Peace Corps headquarters in Washington, D.C. Each Peace Corps program has an Emergency Action Plan specific to that country and developed in cooperation with Peace Corps Washington and the local U.S. Embassy. The plans are evaluated and tested frequently and information is updated constantly. Volunteers are thoroughly trained in their roles and responsibilities, and posts are prepared for all emergencies.
Since the initial opening of the program in 1962, more than 1,200 Volunteers have served in Guinea. After a hiatus, Peace Corps returned to Guinea in 1985, and today there are 111 Volunteers serving in the areas of business development, education, environment, health and HIV/AIDS projects.
Families may contact the Peace Corps' Office of Special Services with any questions or concerns they may have. Special Services maintains a 24-hour a day, 7 days a week duty system. The telephone number during standard office hours is 1-800-424-8580, Extension 1470; the after hours number is 202-638-2574. The Office of Special Services can also be contacted via e-mail at ossdutyofficer@peacecorps.gov.
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