InterAction Press Releases
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On the eve of the unveiling of President Obama’s budget plan for fiscal year 2014, the NGO alliance InterAction released a letter, signed by 142 organizations, which calls on Congress to support strong funding for international development and humanitarian assistance accounts in fiscal year 2014.
If the United States does not follow through on global health commitments, there could be a reversal or stagnation of recent gains in reducing maternal deaths and incidences of tuberculosis, malaria, HIV and other diseases in developing countries, warns a report published today, entitled “Global Health: Investing in Our Future.”
The humanitarian situation in Syria is becoming increasingly dire, with one in five people in need of emergency assistance. More than one million people have fled the conflict to neighboring countries and the United Nations estimates that 70,000 people have been killed since the war began two years ago. Hear from leading NGOs about the deteriorating humanitarian situation and the challenges in reaching those most in need. The teleconference briefing coincides with the second anniversary on March 15 of the beginning of the war.
Three global NGO consortia – InterAction, ICVA and VOICE – are dismayed at the Security Council’s decision for all UN functions in Somalia to be integrated under one UN umbrella. The NGO consortia believe this decision will jeopardize the delivery of impartial humanitarian assistance in the country. By requiring UN humanitarian coordination to fall under the political mandate of the new UN peace-building mission in Somalia, the neutrality, impartiality and independence of humanitarian action will be compromised.
Current funding levels for Fiscal Year 2013 for international humanitarian assistance are insufficient to meet escalating humanitarian needs, said leading NGOs in letters sent this week to U.S. lawmakers and the administration.
This article on Humanitarian Exchange Magazine article on civil-military relations was written by two InterAction Humanitarian Policy and Practice staff: Jenny McAvoy, Director of Practice, and Joel Charny, VP for Humanitarian Policy and Practice. This article on Humanitarian Exchange Magazine article on civil-military relations was written by two InterAction Humanitarian Policy and Practice staff: Jenny McAvoy, Director of Practice, and Joel Charny, VP for Humanitarian Policy and Practice. This article on Humanitarian Exchange Magazine article on civil-military relations was written by two InterAction Humanitarian Policy and Practice staff: Jenny McAvoy, Director of Practice, and Joel Charny, VP for Humanitarian Policy and Practice. This article on Humanitarian Exchange Magazine article on civil-military relations was written by two InterAction Humanitarian Policy and Practice staff: Jenny McAvoy, Director of Practice, and Joel Charny, VP for Humanitarian Policy and Practice. This article on Humanitarian Exchange Magazine article on civil-military relations was written by two InterAction Humanitarian Policy and Practice staff: Jenny McAvoy, Director of Practice, and Joel Charny, VP for Humanitarian Policy and Practice.
NGO alliance InterAction congratulates Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) on his confirmation Tuesday as the next U.S. Secretary of State.
Greater international commitment is needed to respond to the mounting humanitarian crisis in Syria, where a fifth of the population require assistance but access to those in need is severely limited, said the NGO alliance InterAction.
This article on Humanitarian Exchange Magazine article on civil-military relations was written by two InterAction Humanitarian Policy and Practice staff: Jenny McAvoy, Director of Practice, and Joel Charny, VP for Humanitarian Policy and Practice.
An op-ed on WASH initiatives written by InterAction's Advocacy and International Development Coordinator, Erin Jeffrey is published on Devex. The op-ed is part of the Dear Mr. President series.
