Apurva Sanghi

@ApurvaSanghi

Lead Economist, Russia, | Speaker, | Lead Author |Lead for award winning book: "Natural Hazards, UnNatural Disasters"

Moscow, Russia
elibrary.worldbank.org/doi/abs/10.159…
Joined October 2012
Born on January 15, 1970
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    Jun 18

    3 (more) lessons -PASSIONATE abt the cause? Be DISPASSIONATE abt analyses! -Refugees need < PITY & more OPPORTUNITY! -4 kids, u r a celeb...help ‘em boom!

    My 3 takeaways from 1. ERASE ARTIFICIAL line btwn Humanitarians & Development 2. MOBILIZE power of BOTH stats + human stories 4 max impact 3. FACILITATE poetry, sports, film, music. ALL are necessary 4 restoring human dignity & normalcy 🙏🏼
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  2. Jun 21

    Congrats ! This is a great resource (pun intended)...

    Our new report on fiscal rules in resource rich countries. Only 1:5 countries reviewed followed their rules during the commodity price crash. Read more:
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  3. Jun 21

    Representing my country director, Andras Horvai, it was such a pleasure to meet UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres today in Moscow...and to imagine some tantalizing FIFA scenarios! ⚽️

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  4. Jun 21

    Happy International Yoga Day, all! (But if you truly want to achieve real inner peace, master driving a car in India without hooting / blowing the horn 🙃)

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  5. Jun 21

    By in today’s Sydney Morning Herald: “Australia must reconsider how it deals with refugees” via

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  6. Jun 20

    Simply wow! Indeed, a nation is not built on mere words...

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    Jun 20

    On , watch these remarkable stories from Kakuma Camp in .

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  8. Jun 20

    INCREDIBLY honored to hand out diplomas to Russia’s brightest in today’s MGIMO graduation ceremony! MGIMO is Russia’s most selective & prestigious universities. CONGRATS 2 all graduates. Don’t just fly; SOAR!

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  9. Jun 19

    Thank you ! All a big team effort...it was an honor and privilege...

    It takes brains, passion and compassion to do a TED Talk about refugees inside a refugee camp. My friend and colleague did it, at 's Kakuma. The result is amazing.
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  10. Jun 16

    “Politicians lie about foreign aid to win votes. Charities lie about the impact of foreign aid to stay funded. Aid workers lie to themselves about the impact of a project.” Must read book by !

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    May 23

    Great panel at summit. on learning is generating data on how children learn and interact with devices,is field testing open-source software solutions for children to learn at their own pace, in and out of school, in their own language.Fantastic initiative.

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    Jun 15

    Eid Mubarak from all of us at

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  13. Jun 14

    Did u know there are 5 former refugees playing in FIFA 2018? They are (Nigeria) & Dejan Lovren (Croatia) & Valon Berhami (Switzerland) Photo: my son & me all set for FIFA in !

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    Jun 13

    Daughter of the touched our hearts with a song - as we are to start our discussion on Pathways to Peace. Thank you!

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  15. Jun 12

    Kwaheri Kenya! Gonna miss the daily chaos of Nairobi. Until next time...

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  16. Jun 11

    And thank you makes amazing films! Keep up the good work 👍🏻

    Replying to @FilmAid @UNHCR_Kenya and 3 others
    Thanks for new perspective. "To benefit Refugees, let us develop refugees alongside local communities and improve the local economy permanently. It is the right time to move away from Not In My Back Yard to Yes In My Back Yard"
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  17. Jun 11

    “...it’s not really our abilities that set us apart, it’s the opportunities we’re offered...” For anybody considering joining the , I recommend this great blog by my colleague

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  18. Jun 11

    Indeed! 5 people are displaced every 10 seconds.

    We are living at a time when displacement is at an all time says
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  19. Jun 11

    Super! And even if my talk changes just one person’s mind, I would consider it a success

    the economic impact of is the number one concern I hear when dealing w friends/relatives 😒😔 I am going to refer them to talk at
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  20. Jun 11

    You’ve picked up a very important point , one the gets overlooked. We need to develop host regions as well for benefit of all! Thank you🙏🏼

    "If you want to benefit refugees and benefit from refugees, you MUST develop the areas hosting refugees"
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