Global & Public Policy Positions

InterAction and its members advocate for funding of poverty-focused development programs and humanitarian relief, while also engaging on issues like foreign assistance reform, democracy, rights, and governance, global health, food security and nutrition, water and sanitation, and humanitarian access.

Updates

InterAction’s Response to the CARES Act

InterAction released the following statement on the passage of the CARES Act. “InterAction welcomes the passage of the emergency relief bill that provides critically needed…

InterAction

Mar 27, 2020

Global & Public Policy Positions

#SafeHands: InterAction Celebrates World Water Day in the Age of COVID-19

The 22nd annual World Water Day is Sunday, March 22, and never has there been a better or more important time to celebrate the importance of…

Kelsey Harris

Mar 19, 2020

Global & Public Policy Positions

#GenerationEquality: InterAction Celebrates International Women’s Day

Sunday, March 8, 2020, is International Women’s Day, and the theme this year is “I am Generation Equality: Realizing Women’s Rights.” This day has…

Kelsey Harris

Mar 6, 2020

Global & Public Policy Positions

Never Too Young to Change the World

It has been 71 years since the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) which proclaims the inalienable rights of all humans.

Luci Meade

Dec 10, 2019

Crises & Countries in Conflict

Statement on the Decision to Drastically Reduce Refugee Admissions

The Trump Administration has proposed setting the ceiling for the United States Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP) at 18,000 in Fiscal Year 2020. This represents the…

InterAction

Sep 27, 2019

U.S. Foreign Assistance

90+ NGOs: Letter to Congressional Leadership Regarding Possible Rescissions

Dear Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, As implementers and advocates of…

InterAction

Aug 19, 2019

Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict

Looking to the Past to Preserve the Future: Commemorating the 70th Anniversary of the Geneva Conventions

In the aftermath of World War II, States sought to strengthen the preservation of humanity in times of war. Forty million civilians were killed,…

Archibald Henry

Tom Buttry

Aug 12, 2019

Global & Public Policy Positions

Statement By Leading Humanitarian And Development Organizations Against Any Rescissions Within Foreign Assistance Budget

As implementers and advocates for humanitarian and development assistance, we urge the Administration to reconsider recent steps to freeze funds for U.S. foreign assistance programs…

InterAction

Aug 8, 2019

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Staff

Jenny McAvoy

Director, Protection

Julien Schopp

Acting Vice President, Humanitarian Practice

Kate Phillips-Barrasso

Director, Humanitarian Policy

Noam Unger

Vice President, Development Policy, Advocacy and Learning

Global & Public Policy Positions

Updates

InterAction’s Response to the CARES Act

#SafeHands: InterAction Celebrates World Water Day in the Age of COVID-19

#GenerationEquality: InterAction Celebrates International Women’s Day

Never Too Young to Change the World

Statement on the Decision to Drastically Reduce Refugee Admissions

90+ NGOs: Letter to Congressional Leadership Regarding Possible Rescissions

Looking to the Past to Preserve the Future: Commemorating the 70th Anniversary of the Geneva Conventions

Statement By Leading Humanitarian And Development Organizations Against Any Rescissions Within Foreign Assistance Budget

Staff

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