Increasing attacks have led to a rapidly-growing human displacement and humanitarian crisis in the once relatively peaceful nation.
"The people of Venezuela are in desperate need of significantly expanded lifesaving and sustaining support. We must not allow them to become victims of the political brinksmanship around humanitarian assistance we are currently witnessing."
An estimated 24 million people need assistance and protection in Yemen, the UN warned on Thursday. With famine threatening hundreds of thousands of lives, humanitarian aid is increasingly becoming the only lifeline for millions across the country.
We strive to educate policymakers about the critical role of U.S. foreign assistance and advocate for robust federal funding for poverty-focused international development and humanitarian programs implemented by U.S.-based NGOs.
"Our call is for us not to politicize the humanitarian assistance. Humanitarian needs from the populations are what we should be keeping at the forefront of our minds and not how we could be using humanitarian assistance to further the interests of one side or another."
Speakers explore the importance of language in humanitarian contexts.
Explore our guide to understand the basics of international development, humanitarian action, and U.S. foreign assistance programs.
World Humanitarian Day is a moment to acknowledge the importance of helping others in dire need and to recognize the great lengths that humanitarian workers go to provide such help.
The newest additions will join a group committed to solving some of the world's most pressing challenges.
InterAction makes ten discrete commitments in order to better serve those in humanitarian need across the globe.
