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InterAction, Oxfam and World Vision Discuss Attack on Humanitarian Workers in Pakistan

More than five years after a deadly earthquake killed some 80,000 people there, humanitarian workers with World Vision are still providing aid in northwest Pakistan. With news today that several were killed in a politically motivated extremist attack, InterAction President and CEO Sam Worthington, Oxfam America's Director of Aid Effectiveness Paul O'Brien and World Vision's Pakistan Program Manager Darin Hamlin joined Kojo Nnamdi of American University Radio (WAMU in Washington, DC) to explore the challenges, training and accomplishments of development workers in disaster and conflict zones.Listen to the show here.

Different Needs – Equal Opportunities: Increasing Effectiveness of Humanitarian Action for Women, Girls, Boys and Men

Published in 2010, this online course provides the basic steps a humanitarian worker must take to ensure gender equality in programming.

Haiti Earthquake Relief Barometer Update

InterAction Viewpoint: Women Have Made Significant Global Advancements, But Inequalities Persist

There is much to celebrate during this Women’s History Month. Milestones of change and transformation have occurred throughout the world since the first International Women’s Day in 1911, however, greater progress is needed in three core areas: economics, education and violence against women.

U.S. Humanitarian Organizations Respond to the Earthquake in Chile

A growing number humanitarian organizations from within the InterAction alliance are responding to the devastating February 27 earthquake in Chile.

InterAction Viewpoint: Haiti Needs Two-Pronged Strategy to Begin Anew

When donors meet in New York at the United Nations on March 31 to pledge billions of dollars for the reconstruction of Haiti after the devastating earthquake, consideration must be given to a providing for a two-pronged strategy focused on reconstruction and development.

U.S. Response in Haiti Should Not Come at Expense of Other Crises

InterAction Gives “Thumbs Up” to President Obama’s 2011 International Affairs Budget

The President’s FY 2011 budget request, with its increased investments in poverty-focused development, reveals a profound understanding by the Obama administration of the tremendous impact these programs have on global security, stability and prosperity.

Audio and Transcript Available from Jan 28 NGO Briefing on Haiti

InterAction Launches Haiti Earthquake Relief Barometer to Illustrate NGO Impact

U.S.-based international NGOs are making a positive impact in Haiti as it recovers from its worst earthquake in more than 200 years. In an effort to illustrate that impact, InterAction, the largest alliance of U.S.-based international development and humanitarian nongovernmental organizations, has launched the Haiti Earthquake Relief Barometer.

International Adoption and Haiti: After the Earthquake

The media attention in Haiti has also brought increased awareness to the plight of children who have become unaccompanied or orphaned as a result of the devastating January 12 earthquake.

InterAction Community Continues to Coordinate Massive Haiti Relief Efforts

InterAction, the largest alliance of U.S. non-governmental organizations (NGOs), is coordinating a massive relief effort in Haiti.

InterAction Members Respond to Earthquake in Haiti

Several of InterAction’s 190 member organizations are working to provide humanitarian assistance in Haiti as it copes with the after effects of its worst earthquake in 200 years.

Secretary Clinton Mentions Expertise of InterAction Community in Major Speech on Development

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton gave a major speech in support of a strengthened U.S. international development mission just one day before the new U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) administrator, Rajiv Shah, is scheduled to be sworn in.

Dr. Rajiv Shah Confirmed as USAID Administrator

On December 24, 2009, the U.S. Senate confirmed Dr. Rajiv Shah to serve as the 16th Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development.