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Humanitarian Coordination & Practice

Beyond Reconstruction

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

Kathryn Sidlowski

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Mar 2, 2020

Crises & Countries in Conflict

NGO Recommendations for the High-Level Panel on Internal Displacement

In July 2018, the Government of Norway, alongside thirty-six member states, initiated a call for the U.N. Secretary General to create a High-Level Panel to…

Priscilla Yoon

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Feb 25, 2020

Crises & Countries in Conflict

The Rohingya Crisis is Not Just Bangladesh’s Responsibility

In 2015, Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi was seen as a beacon of democracy and human rights for Myanmar. Four years later,…

Carrie Hessler-Radelet

Sam Worthington

Feb 11, 2020

Humanitarian Coordination & Practice

Lost in Rhetoric: Why Word Choice Matters

Today is the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation, also known as female genital cutting or, rarely, female circumcision. Someone has…

Rachel Unkovic

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Feb 6, 2020

Crises & Countries in Conflict

InterAction Members Statement on Outcome at the UN Security Council

On Friday, January 10, the U.N. Security Council passed a stripped-down version of U.N. Security Council Resolution 2449 which authorizes cross border humanitarian assistance into…

InterAction

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Jan 10, 2020

Humanitarian Coordination & Practice

Reflections on the First-Ever Global Refugee Forum

With a goal of generating “concrete pledges and contributions towards the objectives of the global compact,” the first-ever Global Refugee Forum—held on December 17 and…

Priscilla Yoon

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Jan 8, 2020

Crises & Countries in Conflict

Five things you should know about the Rohingya Refugee Response

“Hello!” “Hello!” Rohingya children greet us as we walk through the dusty brick roads and dirt paths of the world’s largest refugee camp. Located a…

Aliza Vaccher

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Dec 30, 2019

Crises & Countries in Conflict

InterAction Members Respond to Veto of UNSC Resolution 2449

The vetoes of United Nations Security Council to renew Resolution 2449 by Russia and China and the inability of the Security Council to act collectively…

InterAction

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Dec 20, 2019

Crises & Countries in Conflict

The Venezuela displacement crisis

“We can’t eat there. We can’t eat here. I don’t know what to do anymore.” As of November 2019, Response for Venezuela (R4V)—an Inter-Agency…

Aniqa Borachi

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Dec 19, 2019

Crises & Countries in Conflict

Statement on UN Security Council Resolution 2449

The following statement was signed by Members of InterAction, the largest alliance of international NGOs and partners in the United States, with over 180 Members…

InterAction

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Dec 18, 2019

Prevention of Sexual Exploitation, Abuse & Harassment

The Language and Culture of PSEA

Few humanitarian aid workers consider the impact of language and culture on the Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA). InterAction’s report, “The Language and…

Humanitarian Coordination & Practice

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 to Afghanistan in September 2019.

Kathryn Striffolino

Patricia McIlreavy

Dec 13, 2019