The Humanitarian Policy and Practice (HPP) team provides member NGOs with a forum to coordinate, consult, and advocate on behalf of those forcibly displaced or otherwise affected by conflict, natural disasters, and other situations of human suffering.
On November 7, 2019, Patricia McIlreavy, InterAction’s Vice President of Humanitarian Policy and Practice, delivered the keynote address at Villanova…
The three hour, self-paced course provides information and scenarios which enable you to practice developing gender-sensitive programming.
Leaders from our humanitarian team joined the WFP discussion to share their insights on effectively addressing sexual exploitation and abuse, and lessons learned from the Yemen crisis.
“Our member organizations have already shown a strong commitment to addressing these issues," said Carolyn Aeby.
The outcome report following an October 2018 workshop to take stock of implementation of the IASC Policy on Protection in Humanitarian Action (2016) and the IASC Principals Statement on the Centrality of Protection in Humanitarian Action (2013).
"The trauma caused to children and families seeking refuge in our nation by these policies will have ramifications for generations to come."
For humanitarian organizations, the presence of risk in the operating environment can force difficult trade-offs between the needs of people…
For humanitarian organizations, the presence of risk in the operating environment can force difficult trade-offs between the needs of people they are trying to serve and the need to mitigate potential harm to their personnel, resources, and reputation.
Patty McIlreavy’s office door is always open. Many Vice Presidents of NGOs have an open door policy, but, never…
