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WASHINGTON D.C. KAZINFORM A round table on Remembering Kazakhstan’s Great Famine of the 1930s, known in Kazakh as Asharshylyk, was held online in Washington DC.
Global partnership on disaster risk financing analytics: Results and achievements Format The Emergence of Disaster Risk Financing in a Changing World Societies continue to bear increasing costs from natural hazards as population growth, the geographic concentration of economic and infrastructural assets in vulnerable areas, and the effects of climate change are accelerating exposure to potential losses. As governments try to recover and rebuild in the aftermath of disasters, they are confronted with staggering economic and financial costs because the immediate expenditures needed for reconstr...
Win-Win or Zero-Sum Game: Relationship of China and Kyrgyzstan Published 2 months ago In the context of the economic relationship between China and Central Asian countries, mostly Chinese officials emphasize relations as a win-win cooperation. In the context of the win-win cooperation, Central Asian countries export their products and raw materials to China and attract investment and financial assistance from China for improving their infrastructure. In return, China exports its products to these countries, gain new market, diversify its export-import and energy routes and expand its economi...
Media Credit: Arielle Bader | Assistant Photo Editor Henderson said while the interviews cannot be considered representative of the entire Uyghur experience, the research project still provides an “informed window” into current life in Xinjiang. Human rights experts discussed the detention experiences of ethnic Uyghur minorities in China’s Xinjiang region Tuesday. The Elliott School of International Affairs hosted the event, which featured a discussion about nonprofit news organization Radio Free Asia’s newly published report detailing firsthand accounts of Uyghur harassment and inter...