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Global Development Practice

InterAction works with and through its member organizations to strengthen policies and programs to reduce poverty, hunger, gender and social inequity, and environmental degradation in more than 130 countries.

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Crisis in the Coffeelands Shows It’s Time to Look at Program Work Differently

Many non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have worked with coffee farmers for years. Projects are often partially funded by—and executed alongside—massive coffee corporations, with stories, photos, and videos held up as…

Heifer International

Pierre.Ferrari

Dec 4, 2019

Global Development Practice

A Global Day of Action for Children’s Rights

Since 1954, World Children’s Day has been celebrated as a time to advocate, promote, and honor children’s rights. On November 20, 1959, the United Nations…

Patrick Makles

Nov 20, 2019

Global Development Practice

UN Day Reminds Us that While Imperfect, the UN Plays a Critical Role in our World

For many, the existence of the United Nations is a simple fact of life, but of course, that wasn’t always the case. The U.N.’s Charter…

Adam Fivenson

Oct 24, 2019

Global Development Practice

A Question of Justice

“Let us remember that ending poverty is not a matter of charity, but a question of justice.” -U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres On October 17, 1987,…

Taylor Boomer

Oct 17, 2019

Global Development Practice

Beyond #ZeroHunger

World Food Day serves as a reminder of the continued, crucial development of food security programming across the world. Each year on October 16,…

Caitlin St. Amour

Oct 16, 2019

Global Development Practice

International Day of the Girl Child

While conducting a training in Laos recently, I asked a room of participants to raise their hands if their mother went to primary school.

Morgan Martinez

Oct 11, 2019

Global Development Practice

Connecting the Dots

In line with this year’s UN Climate Action Summit on the margins of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), this year’s International Day of Peace…

Lindsey Doyle

Selena Bridges

Sep 20, 2019

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U.S. Foreign Assistance

Community Reactions to Cut-off in Foreign Assistance to Northern Triangle Countries

Cutting off poverty-alleviating and violence-reducing assistance in Central America runs counter to American values and interests.

InterAction

May 8, 2019

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Noam Unger

Vice President, Development Policy, Advocacy and Learning

Global Development Practice

Updates

Crisis in the Coffeelands Shows It’s Time to Look at Program Work Differently

A Global Day of Action for Children’s Rights

UN Day Reminds Us that While Imperfect, the UN Plays a Critical Role in our World

A Question of Justice

Beyond #ZeroHunger

International Day of the Girl Child

Connecting the Dots

Community Reactions to Cut-off in Foreign Assistance to Northern Triangle Countries

Related Events

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