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How should conflict should be addressed
Posted by Molano in Publications in English, Travel on June 17th, 2010
Sebastián Molano
Ms. Yadira Soto, advisor to the office of the Assistant Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), and expert on conflict resolution visited the border area -her second visit, during a mission on the Haitian-Dominican border. During her visit, she visit different areas (Pedernales-Anse a Pitres), discuss with producer groups of the area, and asses the current situation of conflict.
As a result, she offers us this report , where she states different sources of conflict, assessment of the work done by PADF in the area, and formulate a series of recommendations in a technical level that could be useful for future interventions in the region.
This mission was possible due to the support of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the OAS and PADF.
Birdwatching in the Dominican-Haitian Borderlands
Tucked high in the mountains near the Jimaní-Malpasse border crossing is an ecological campground that caters to birdwatchers. Although this part of the border is very dry and barren, the mountains are lush and green.
In the video below, Kate describes the birds that can be seen in the area:
Free English/Kreyol printable dictionary
Posted by ONeil in Publications in English, Travel on September 16th, 2009
Daniel O’Neil, Country Director
Binational meeting in Elias Piña, Dominican Republic
The biggest stumbling block to cross-border collaboration on the Haitian-Dominican border is language. We’ve tried every technique to facilitate cross-border meetings:
- Handpicking participants to ensure a common language (normally Spanish, but sometimes English): This makes for easy meetings, but normally eliminates key people that should participate but don’t have the language skills. Read the rest of this entry »
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