Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, delivered a speech on food scurity at an annual symposium hosted by the Chicago Council on May 18, 2012.

This press release announces the 2011 annual results of the NetsforLife^® program partnership.  With support from corporations, foundations and faith-based organizations such as Episcopal Relief & Development, NetsforLife^®

The UN’s integration policy requires the close alignment of all objectives and activities of UN entities, including its humanitarian bodies, to achieve political ends. This is fundamentally incompatible with the humanitarian principles of humanity, neutrality, impartiality and independence -- all essential to operating safely in situations of armed conflict and other political violence.

The FY2012 appropriations continued on a contorted path this week as House Appropriations Committee Chair Harold Rogers (R-KY) outlined his path toward completing the process and details emerged that the next Senate mini-bus will likely include the State, Foreign Operations bill, along with Financial Services and Energy—Water.

Our thoughts are with those in Japan and other countries across the Pacific Ocean that have been affected by the devastating earthquake and subsequent tsunami. InterAction member organizations have strong partnerships with civil society groups in Japan that are responding.

A progress report on Democratic Republic of the Congo: Asserting U.S. Leadership since publication of InterAction’s 2008 Foreign Assistance Briefing Book.

A progress report on the Democratic Republic of the Congo since publication of InterAction’s 2008 Foreign Assistance Briefing Book.

The leadership of major NGOs understands that employees are their most valuable asset. Investing in staff, and in particular staff care, is not only the right thing to do, it is also the cost-effective thing to do. It improves staff retention rates and the completion of assignments, and it decreases the costs associated with frequent staff turnover.