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U.S. Foreign Assistance

Aid Delivers: Foreign Assistance in the 116th Congress

Explore our guide to understand the basics of international development, humanitarian action, and U.S. foreign assistance programs.

InterAction

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Jan 11, 2019

U.S. Foreign Assistance

#HerImpact: Women Leaders and the Battle Against Hunger and Poverty

In 2007, droughts in grain-producing nations, rising fuel prices, global unemployment, and famine sent shockwaves through the international community and drove up food prices to…

Jeremy Doran

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Sep 18, 2019

U.S. Foreign Assistance

President of InterAction: Foreign Aid will Continue to Deliver

Sam Worthington, CEO of InterAction issued the following statement in response to the administration’s announcement to not cut foreign aid: “Throughout the past two weeks,…

InterAction

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Aug 22, 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

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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

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Aug 12, 2019

U.S. Foreign Assistance

CEO of InterAction: Freeze on Foreign Aid, and Potential for Rescission, Puts America and the People of the World at Risk

Washington, DC— Sam Worthington, CEO of InterAction, issued the following statement in response to the administration’s announcement to put a temporary hold on the majority…

InterAction

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Aug 7, 2019

U.S. Foreign Assistance

90+ NGOS STRONGLY OPPOSE POTENTIAL RESCISSION OF FUNDS

Our alliance has acted collectively in multiple ways and at various times over the past few weeks in response to the Administration’s announcement to put…

InterAction

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Aug 6, 2019

U.S. Foreign Assistance

Food for Peace 65th Anniversary Celebration

“If it is true that what we believe governs what we do, then what we believe is very important.” On July 10, 2019, Charles Owubah,…

Julia Johnson

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Aug 1, 2019

Humanitarian Practice

Behind the Rhetoric, Children are Suffering

The photo of Oscar Ramirez and his daughter Valeria, lying face down dead on the bank of the Rio Grande is a staunch reminder that…

Sam Worthington

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Jul 24, 2019