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Devex's Development Newswire: G20 Urged to Fulfill Food Security Aid Commitments
Nov 03, 2011
 Sam Worthington quoted.G-20 leaders must not make the sovereign debt crisis, which currently engulfs Europe, as reason for not delivering on their pledges to provide food security and agricultural assistance to poor countries, according to InterAction, the largest alliance of U.S.-based aid non-governmental organizations. 
NGOs Say The Debt Crisis Is The Most Pressing Problem Of The G20
Agencia EFE
Nov 03, 2011
NGOs urged G8 leaders not allow the debt crisis to overshadow the the food prices crisis.  Representatives from InterAction and Oxfam Mexico are quoted.
Reuters: The NGOs want the G20 talks about something other than Greece
Nov 02, 2011
 Sam Worthington quoted in this news story that was published in multiple French newspapers including L'Express.Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have argued Wednesday that the G20 continues to mobilize for development despite the crisis and expressed hope that the summit in Cannes does not block the implementation by some countries in the transaction tax financial.
Reuters: Groups urge G20 not to ignore development agenda
Oct 29, 2011
 Sam Worthington quoted in articleWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Global development groups on Friday called on G20 leaders to step up to their commitments to tackle global food security and come up with new ways to boost world growth that also benefit the poorest.With Europe's sovereign debt crisis set to dominate the G20 summit on November 3-4 in Cannes, France, there is concern leaders will avoid firm decisions to address increased global food price volatility and new ways to finance development. 
NPR: Famine-Stricken Somalia Suffers From Aid Drought
Oct 12, 2011
 Humanitarian groups are increasingly worried about the looming budget cuts in U.S. foreign assistance. They argue that lives are at stake in places like the Horn of Africa, which is suffering its worst drought in decades.Raising public and private money for that crisis been a challenge in the current economic environment.InterAction, ONE, and World Vision are quoted in the story. http://www.npr.org/2011/10/12/141257957/besides-famine-somalia-suffers-donation-drought 
Humanosphere: Blog From 88.5- Interactive map of relief/aid work in East Africa
Sep 05, 2011
Humanosphere wrote about InterAction's online Horn of Africa Aid Map in their blog on September 5, 2011.
PBS: Donations for East Africa Famine Victims Falling Short
Aug 15, 2011
President and CEO Sam Worthington quoted. Scenes of emaciated children and weary families crowded into refugee camps have been playing on televisions around the world for weeks now.But the famine hitting the Horn of Africa, which has killed more than 29,000 Somali children, has yet to propel the kind of outpouring of private donations seen in some recent disasters, and the U.N.'s humanitarian agency is reporting a shortfall as well.
PBS: Donations for East Africa Famine Victims Falling Short
Aug 15, 2011
President and CEO Sam Worthington quoted. Scenes of emaciated children and weary families crowded into refugee camps have been playing on televisions around the world for weeks now.But the famine hitting the Horn of Africa, which has killed more than 29,000 Somali children, has yet to propel the kind of outpouring of private donations seen in some recent disasters, and the U.N.'s humanitarian agency is reporting a shortfall as well.
The Bridgespan Group: Live from InterAction Forum: Trends to Watch in NGO Measurement
Aug 15, 2011
The Bridgespan Group wrote an article about the 2011 InterAction Forum on August 15, 2011 on their blog.
Examiner (MO) Op-ed: Social change is not always easy to measure
Aug 13, 2011
Results, indicators, metrics, evaluation, accountability, transparency, cost-benefit analysis – these seemed to be the buzzwords this week as more than 1,000 international aid agency representatives gathered in the nation’s capital to discuss the theme of “Investing in Common Solutions” to the world’s most pressing problems.

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