Peace Corps returns to duty abroad after pandemic forced evacuations

Peace Corps returns to duty abroad after pandemic forced sudden evacuations The organization is recruiting volunteers as it promises to focus on issues such as diversity, transparency and sexual assault. NBC News

The Peace Corps will begin redeploying its volunteers later this month after suspending all operations and evacuating its 7,000 member force from more than 60 countries at the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic — a first in the organization’s history.

Nearly two years later, Peace Corps volunteers will re-enter service in a phased approach, with  Zambia and the Dominican Republic receiving the first cohorts, including new and previously evacuated volunteers, Peace Corps CEO Carol Spahn said in prepared remarks Thursday. ...