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InterAction Members Respond to Floods in Pakistan

Massive floods have inundated Pakistan since the beginning of August . Current estimates are that over 15 million people have been directly affected. One -fifth of the country is underwater and the threat of further flooding continues. Humanitarian organizations are providing basics including clean water, medicine and shelter, to those that can be reached.

UN’s Second World Humanitarian Day Comes Amidst Pakistan Crisis

As the UN continues to play the leading role in responding to the humanitarian crisis in Pakistan, it is also commemorating the 2nd annual World Humanitarian Day. A new film to illustrate the dedication of humanitarian aid workers has been produced this year, with concerts and other commemorative activities planned.

InterAction Hashtag #USMDG2010 on Twitter for the Upcoming MDG Summit

InterAction has created a hashtag on Twitter—#USMDG2010—to spread word about what concerned parties have been doing ahead of the Millennium Development Goals Summit 2010, which will take place in September. It is a good way to reach an ever broader audience—anyone that has a Twitter account can follow and tweet using the hashtag. Through #USMDG2010, we have been posting MDG-related activities of InterAction and our member organizations, the latest news on government actions, and related articles from the web. Most importantly, by asking provoking questions, we have elicited responses from the general public on their thoughts and aspirations on the Summit.

InterAction Member ONE Launches 2010 “ONE Africa Award”

Nominations and applications are now being accepted for the 2010 ONE Africa Award, which honors outstanding contributions by Africans who are leading the fight against poverty and preventable disease on the continent.

U.S. Strategy for Meeting the Millennium Development Goals to be Unveiled at UN Foundation Event on Friday, July 30

The UN Foundation will host a high-level briefing and working session on Friday, July 30, 2010, during which the Obama administration will unveil the U.S. Strategy for Meeting the Millennium Development Goals.

InterAction CEO Joins USAID Administrator Rajiv Shah and Others to Testify Before Congress on Haiti

Sam Worthington, InterAction President and CEO, will join USAID Administrator Rajiv Shah and others to testify Thursday, July 29 before the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere about the crisis in Haiti.

InterAction Joins Campaign to Improve Effectiveness of U.S. Foreign Assistance

The Modernizing Foreign Assistance Network (MFAN) – to which InterAction belongs – launched its new campaign last week, Reform Within Reach, to urge President Barack Obama to push for critical reforms in U.S. foreign assistance. The centerpiece to the campaign is a public, open sign on letter to Mr. Obama to which sixty organizations have already signed.

Perspectives and Hopes for Kabul Conference

As members of the international community gather in Kabul for the International Conference on Afghanistan, InterAction is pleased that the expected focus of the conference is “Afghan priorities for the Afghan people”. As a coalition with members that have had humanitarian and development operations in Afghanistan for decades, InterAction urges close attention to the six recommendations.

InterAction Launches Initiative to Map Recovery Projects in Haiti

Agencies and donors participating in the ongoing recovery and rehabilitation efforts in Haiti are in need of current information about where assistance is needed and which areas of response are already being addressed. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Business Civic Leadership Center (BCLC); FedEx; and InterAction, the largest alliance of U.S.-based international nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) focused on the world’s poor and most vulnerable, are working together to develop a web-based mapping platform to bring transparency and accountability to these efforts in Haiti.

InterAction Releases Step-By-Step Guide to Address Sexual Exploitation and Abuse

InterAction Community Publishes Accountability Report for Efforts in Haiti

InterAction and its members are committed to providing the American public with a transparent accounting of how its donations are being used in response to the earthquake in Haiti. This report strives to hold agencies accountable to the donations they received in order to meet the needs of those who survived the earthquake.

NGO Statement on Action Needed to Promote the Safety and Well-Being of Women and Girls in Kyrgyzstan

InterAction's Gender-Based Violence (GBV) Sub-Working Group remains concerned about the impact of the recent crisis in Kyrgyzstan on women and girls. This document summarizes concerns and offers recommendations for U.S. action.

Addressing Sexual Exploitation and Abuse within the Humanitarian Community in Haiti

This statement by the InterAction Sub-Working Group on Sexual Exploitation and Abuse outlines recommendations made by InterAction members for stregnthening the SEA reponse in the situation of Haiti, as well as in future crises.

InterAction Responds to Obama's Feed the Future

InterAction’s Food Security and Agriculture Working Group (FS/Ag WG) welcomes Feed the Future (FTF), the U.S. government’s global hunger and food security initiative, and we offer our partnership as the Feed the Future Guide is translated into actions on the ground.

Obama Signs LRA Disarmament and Northern Uganda Recovery Act

InterAction’s Linda Poteat Witnesses President Obama Signing the Lord’s Resistance Army Disarmament and Northern Uganda Recovery Act.