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Syria-Türkiye Earthquake Anniversary

After thirteen years of persistent hostilities, mass displacement, and economic failure, a series of earthquakes hit the Turkish-Syria border, further…

February 8, 2024
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Syrian Crisis Passes Twelve Year Mark as Earthquake Compounds Humanitarian Needs

The Syrian Civil War passes the twelve-year mark on March 15, signaling the continuation of one of the deadliest and…

March 15, 2023
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Are We in the Dark When it Comes to Humanitarian Crises?

Have you heard the story of the man who drops his housekeys? Walking home at night, a man realizes that…

July 22, 2020
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Better Health for Afghan Refugees

The 70,000 undocumented refugees in Iran’s centrally located province of Yazd in particular struggle with poverty and a lack of stable economic opportunities that makes them unable to afford basic necessities such as soap and toothbrushes.

March 15, 2018
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Beyond Reconstruction

Imagine you were living in Port-au-Prince during the 2010 earthquake, or in Tacloban City during Super Typhoon Haiyan. Imagine you…

March 2, 2020
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Children and Youth Inclusion in Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Management

“When wells dry-up, children are the ones missing school to fetch water. When droughts diminish food supplies, children suffer…

August 29, 2022
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Could Family Separation Increase Human Trafficking Risk for Immigrant Children?

Confusion and desperation in regard to immigration policies fuels human trafficking around the globe. Beyond the immediate dangers, the separation of children from their families only adds to the mental and emotional anguish of children who’ve already endured much on their way to the U.S. Southern border.

July 17, 2018
Three men and a woman facing large metal structure separating the U.S. and Mexico
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How InterAction and ICVA are Supporting the Action Agenda on Internal Displacement

By the end of 2022, the number of internally displaced persons (IDPs)—people forced to flee their homes but who remain…

June 22, 2023
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Humanitarian Aid: Captive to Bureaucracy

August 19 marks the day in 2003 when a bomb ripped through U.N. Headquarters in Baghdad, killing 22 women and…

August 19, 2021

IA History TEST

October 29, 2020