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Mar 17, 2011
New information, as of March 17, 2011, updating the sector and program lists for InterAction members working in Haiti.
Mar 17, 2011
As published in the Wall Street Journal on March 17, 2011: InterAction, an umbrella group for U.S. relief agencies active abroad, advises donors to give to agencies with partner organizations in Japan that would be best placed to spend funds wisely. It says there is minimal need at this stage either for donated goods or throngs of foreign volunteers.
Mar 17, 2011
As published in the Wall Street Journal on March 17, 2011: InterAction, an umbrella group for U.S. relief agencies active abroad, advises donors to give to agencies with partner organizations in Japan that would be best placed to spend funds wisely. It says there is minimal need at this stage either for donated goods or throngs of foreign volunteers.
Mar 16, 2011
Cash allows relief organizations to get exactly what they need quickly without having to worry about transportation, staff time, and warehouse space.
Mar 16, 2011
The escalating nuclear crisis in Japan is making it harder to get help to survivors of the tsunami and earthquake, according to some Northwest aid organizations.
Mar 14, 2011
Policy brief from InterAction partner MFAN that makes the case for foreign assistance reform in this challenging budget environment.
Mar 11, 2011
Our thoughts are with those in Japan and other countries across the Pacific Ocean that have been affected by the devastating earthquake and subsequent tsunami. InterAction member organizations have strong partnerships with civil society groups in Japan that are responding. If you wish to donate, please visit our list of InterAction members accepting donations for earthquake relief.Furthermore, maneuvering on the FY2011 appropriations process continues within both chambers of Congress. On Wednesday, the Senate rejected both the House-passed Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011 (HR1) and a Senate version that cut less deeply than HR1 and was supported by the Obama administration. Now, Republican and Democratic congressional leaders are calling on each other to make the first move toward compromise so that negotiations over FY2011 spending between the parties–led by Vice President Joseph Biden–can continue in earnest. Read more about the FY2011 appropriations process in our Washington Update section and on our webpage Making the case for robust foreign assistance. The House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, and Human Rights heard testimony this week on the Democratic Republic of Congo. Among the witnesses were Francisca Vigaud-Walsh with InterAction member Catholic Relief Services and actor Ben Affleck. Find a summary of this and other hearings held this week as well as a list of upcoming hearings and articles of interest in the Update.
Mar 11, 2011
Washington, D.C. (March 11, 2011)—Members of InterAction, the largest alliance of U.S. NGOs working abroad, are responding to the 8.9 magnitude earthquake and resulting tsunami that devastated parts of northern Japan earlier today. A complete list of organizations responding to the crisis is available at www.interaction.org.
Mar 07, 2011
Op-ed in The Christian Science Monitor by Ken Hackett, president of InterAction member Catholic Relief Services, on the choice faced by U.S. lawmakers about whether to cut foreign assistance in the FY2011 federal budget.
Mar 04, 2011
Earlier this afternoon, the Senate Appropriations Committee released detailed text of its Department of Defense and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011. A quick first-cut analysis of the text and how it impacts poverty-focused and humanitarian assistance is contained in the Washington Update section of the Weekly Update.U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton had a busy week on Capitol Hill as she testified at three separate hearings this week (including a demanding 3 ½ hour round with the House Foreign Affairs Committee on Tuesday, March 1) on topics ranging from the foreign policy implications of the proposed cuts in the House-passed Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act of 2011 to the current imbroglio in the Middle East.In a sheer act of mercy, the House Appropriations Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs postponed a hearing in which Secretary Clinton was scheduled to testify, averting what would have been a fourth hearing for her in two days! Please read our substantive, but concise hearing summaries included in the Update to glean the foreign policy topics/regions in which representatives and senators expressed a personal interest, as well as Clinton’s full-throated defense of development aid as a key pillar of U.S. foreign and national security policy.InterAction and its member NGOs are continuing to monitor the situation unfolding in Libya. Some InterAction members have deployed staff to border areas to both help with those fleeing the violence and to be well-positioned to enter Libya if their presence is feasible and becomes necessary. Please find a statement released by InterAction earlier this week copied below and also at this link: http://www.interaction.org/sites/default/files/libyastatement.pdfPlease enjoy the rest of our update which includes news regarding new Sudan/Lord’s Resistance Army legislation introduced on the House floor, an update on the ever-changing FY2011 and FY2012 budget and appropriations process, a comprehensive listing of upcoming hearings on Capitol Hill and articles of interest.
