U.S. Foreign Assistance

InterAction strives to educate policymakers about the critical role of U.S. foreign assistance and advocates for robust federal funding for poverty-focused international development and humanitarian programs implemented by U.S.-based NGOs.

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Aid Delivers: Foreign Assistance in the 118th Congress

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

InterAction

Feb 6, 2023

U.S. Foreign Assistance

Preparing for the Farm Bill Re-Authorization at a Time of Critical Need

After decades of progress, global hunger and malnutrition is on the rise. Over 800 million people do not know where their next…

Caroline Allen

May 19, 2023

U.S. Foreign Assistance

Cementing Brutal Cuts for a Decade: InterAction’s Statement on H.R. 2811

InterAction strongly opposes H.R. 2811, a House bill that slashes federal funding. The bill threatens the full faith and credit of the United States for…

InterAction

Apr 27, 2023

Global Development

Prioritize the Mental Health of Refugees

The number of people forced from their homes due to persecution, conflict, and violence has now reached an estimated 103 million. Exacerbated…

Giulia McPherson

Apr 17, 2023

Global Development

InterAction Applauds the Passage of the Global Food Security Reauthorization Act

InterAction applauds the recent enactment and final passage of the GFSA through the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The overwhelming bipartisan reauthorization of the Global…

InterAction

Dec 27, 2022

Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict

Congress Passes Annual Defense Bill Prioritizing Protection of Civilians

Over the past 16 months, incidents of high-profile civilian harm, such as those in Kabul, Afghanistan and Baghuz, Syria, have called into question…

Tom Buttry

Dec 20, 2022

Global Development

Strengthen the Global Community Through Educational Investments

The data is clear—too many children worldwide are not learning. An estimated 244 million children and youth between the ages of six and 18 were…

Mitch McQuate

Nov 1, 2022

U.S. Foreign Assistance

Mindful Spending: Incorporating Psychological Health Into Foreign Aid

It is a well-known fact that war has disparate psychological effects on all those involved—from refugees to soldiers to the local population—but the exact scope…

Mitch McQuate

Oct 14, 2022

U.S. Foreign Assistance

Celebrating U.S. Leadership in Global Food Security, Agriculture, and Nutrition

As world leaders mobilized to combat the unprecedented food crisis at the U.N. General Assembly last week, InterAction took the fight to end global hunger…

Sara Nitz Nolan

Sep 28, 2022

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Director, Policy, Budget and Appropriations

Noam Unger

Vice President, Development Policy, Advocacy, and Learning

U.S. Foreign Assistance

Updates

Aid Delivers: Foreign Assistance in the 118th Congress

Preparing for the Farm Bill Re-Authorization at a Time of Critical Need

Cementing Brutal Cuts for a Decade: InterAction’s Statement on H.R. 2811

Prioritize the Mental Health of Refugees

InterAction Applauds the Passage of the Global Food Security Reauthorization Act

Congress Passes Annual Defense Bill Prioritizing Protection of Civilians

Strengthen the Global Community Through Educational Investments

Mindful Spending: Incorporating Psychological Health Into Foreign Aid

Celebrating U.S. Leadership in Global Food Security, Agriculture, and Nutrition

Related Events

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