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A Critical Change: What the Humanitarian Field Must Do to Do Better

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Submitted by Patricia McIlreavy on Tue, 07/09/2013 - 9:14am

The humanitarian field is highly responsive to its fiercest critic – itself. Constant improvements are sought and solutions offered on how to better assist those in crisis.We often focus these evaluations on ourselves since we know that through greater coordination we can do more.

Transforming How We Respond to a Crisis Like Syria

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Submitted by Patricia McIlreavy on Wed, 04/17/2013 - 4:06pm

As an alliance of international NGOs, InterAction espouses the value of working together during humanitarian crises. It is for this reason that for the past two years we have played an integral role in developing what is called a “transformative agenda." This agenda is an update to the guidance of how we work together within humanitarian responses, clarifying issues of leadership, coordination and strategy.

Improving Crisis Response: Will The NGO Voice Be Heard?

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Submitted by Patricia McIlreavy on Mon, 02/04/2013 - 9:38am

Leadership is a concept that runs like an electric current through every evaluation, study and anecdotal criticism made about the humanitarian system and our ability to respond effectively. The word is charged with expectations. We qualify it, often negatively, demonstrating repeatedly how a strong aspiration can be weakened by the mere addition of an adjective. Poor. Ineffective. Controlling.

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