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Humanitarian Work Is Being Blocked By Bureaucracy

There is a growing trend around the world towards the use of bureaucratic rules and regulations to contain and control humanitarian access, limiting the ability to save lives.

March 23, 2017
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Blog Post

No Laughing Matter

November 19 is World Toilet Day—a day that is sure to gather its usual collection of smirks and giggles here…

November 19, 2019
Blog Post

The Challenges Facing Tomorrow’s Humanitarians

On November 7, 2019, Patricia McIlreavy, InterAction’s Vice President of Humanitarian Policy and Practice, delivered the keynote address at Villanova…

December 11, 2019
Blog Post

Take the Blinders Off

The following is an executive overview of InterAction’s newest report, which was written following an InterAction humanitarian team field mission…

December 13, 2019
Blog Post

Humanitarian Action Conundrums: Neutrality

In the current moment, when it seems that everything, including tasks as simple as washing your hands or wearing a…

December 8, 2020
InterAction Quoted

DfID’s Lowcock Welcomed As New OCHA Head, But Faces Challenges

Mark Lowcock, the new United Nations humanitarian chief, will have his work cut out for him when he soon takes the reigns of a shrinking U.N. Office for the Coordination for Humanitarian Affairs

May 26, 2017
InterAction Quoted

Aid Groups See Trump’s Travel Restrictions As ‘A Huge Step Backwards’

There is widespread concern that the order could prohibit humanitarian agencies from effectively and safely delivering aid and hinder their ability to quickly respond to future humanitarian emergencies

February 3, 2017
A man stands inside the back of a truck yelling at an eager crowd as they approach the truck looking for help.
Blog Post

Celebrating Women Humanitarians

On August 19, 2003, a terrorist attack hit the United Nations headquarters in Baghdad, killing 22 people. Five years later,…

August 16, 2019
Press Release

InterAction Promotes Carolyn Aeby As New Vice President of Membership and Public Engagement

Aeby will lead a newly formed team comprised of the former Membership and Standards, Communications and NGO Futures teams.

June 25, 2018
InterAction Quoted

It’s Unclear How Humanitarian Aid Will Get To Those Who Need It In Venezuela

"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."

February 4, 2019