Recent Articles
Apr 2, 2012
South Sudan’s efforts to provide vaccinations against polio have put the nation closer to eliminating the disease. Volunteers have been involved in a national outreach campaign going door-to-door to immunize children under 6 years old.
“We are by...
Mar 30, 2012
InterAction member International Youth Foundation’s new paper, Opportunity in Action, documents the challenges young people are facing to enter the 21st century workforce.The paper highlights that last year, nearly 75 million young people were...
Mar 29, 2012
Larry Kramer, the dean of Stanford University Law School, has been selected as the next president of the Hewlett Foundation. During his time at Standford, Kramer initiated legal education projects in Afghanistan, Bhutan, Kurdistan and East Timor. He...
Mar 28, 2012
The UN and the Haitian government announced on Tuesday that more humanitarian funding is critical this spring for those affected by the 2010 earthquake. They are asking for about $60 million to improve water and sanitation conditions, help people...
Mar 26, 2012
President Abdoulaye Wade conceded defeat to his former protégé, Maky Sall, on Monday in Senegal’s presidential election. World leaders view the democratic success in Senegal as a sign of hope after last week’s military coup in Mali.
Wade’s...
Mar 23, 2012
President Barack Obama has nominated Dartmouth College president Jim Yong Kim as the next leader of the World Bank, the White House announced on Friday.
Dr. Kim, a physician born in Korea, was a co-founder of Partners in Health, and also led the...
Mar 22, 2012
The UN created World Water Day in 1993 to encourage responsible water management and raise awareness about how water affects every day of our lives. Since the world’s population reached 7 billion last year, it is imperative for everyone to have...
Mar 20, 2012
InterAction member Plan International marks its 75th anniversary with a worldwide call to action to support birth registration for newborns.
Plan’s global campaign, Count Every Child, highlights the challenges facing governments seeking to register...
Mar 19, 2012
InterAction member Counterpart International won a top honor in the Nonprofit PR Awards last week. Counterpart won a national award for Best Video and/or Podcast Program for a video showcasing a tourism program in rural Guatemala.
The Nonprofit PR...
Mar 16, 2012
African leaders committed to improving water and sanitation conditions this week at the 6th World Water Forum in Marseille, France.This year’s forum focused on the gains in public health and economic development that come along with improvements in...
Mar 14, 2012
Congolese rebel leader Thomas Lubanga was found guilty today on charges of exploiting children in combat at the International Criminal Court. This is the court’s first verdict since its’ establishment in 2002.
Lubanga was convicted of kidnapping...
Mar 13, 2012
AlertNet is launching a multimedia special report next month focusing on innovative solutions for hunger. The report gives organizations the chance to share their creative ideas for solving hunger as the world faces population growth, urbanization...
Mar 12, 2012
The Conrad N. Hilton Foundation announced HelpAge International as the 2012 winner of their $1.5 million Humanitarian Prize last week. The organization was chosen for their work as the only global organization dedicated to assistance and advocacy...
Jan 19, 2012
In a statement released Tuesday, National Security Council (NSC) spokesman Tommy Vietor welcomed the South Sudanese government’s investigation into the escalation of violence between the Murle and Lou Nuer tribes, and urges the need for a peaceful...
Jan 17, 2012
The newly formed Frontline Health Coalition has released a report calling for an increase in the number of U.S. supported frontline health workers to 250,000 by 2015. Frontline health workers strive to meet the health care needs of millions of...
Jan 13, 2012
InterAction President and CEO Samuel A. Worthington sent a letter to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton yesterday, on the second anniversary of the Haiti earthquake. In the letter Worthington urged the U.S. government to continue to use its...
Jan 12, 2012
Today marks the two year anniversary of the Jan. 12, 2010, earthquake that devastated Haiti. Over the past two years, NGOs have worked in the country to help Haitians to rebuild. More than 100 of InterAction’s member organizations have contributed...
Jan 11, 2012
USAID and partners have launched a global competition, All Children Reading: A Grand Challenge for Development, to find innovative solutions to advance children’s reading skills, particularly in low and lower-middle income countries. They invite...
Jan 10, 2012
The World Bank has launched public consultations on a new partnership that aims to make development more effective. The partnership’s goal is to improve beneficiary feedback and bolster the capacity of civil society. The proposed Global Partnership...
Jan 6, 2012
Off To Save The World: How Julia Taft Made A Difference, by Ann Blackman, is the story of one of the top U.S. humanitarian relief experts who, over three decades, became a legend in her field. Julia Vadala Taft held positions in USAID, the State...
