Resource

Catholic Relief Services (CRS): Strengthening Partners in Protection Against Sexual Exploitation and Abuse Toolkit

This toolkit is geared toward national and local organizations. It is primarily designated for use by the 38 national organizations involved in the SPSEA project. It may be of use to PSEA, safeguarding and/or protection focal points, where they exist, or staff in other roles designated to organizational PSEA and safeguarding tasks. It will be of particular use also to senior managers with the overall responsibility for PSEA and safeguarding. It can also be useful for program staff and operational or administrative staff to fulfil the specific PSEA functions related to their roles.

March 16, 2021
Statement

Statement on the House’s Proposal for Next Phase of Coronavirus Relief Legislation

The international development and humanitarian organizations listed below issued the following statement on the House’s proposal for the next phase…

May 12, 2020
Resource

CRS: Helping Partners Develop or Strengthen Their Organizational Child Protection Policies

This document from Catholic Relief Services (CRS) is a facilitator's guide to help organizations develop or further strengthen their policies to protect children. This training can be used to upgrade or create a protection policy. The guide provides an overview of child protection, guidance on responding to abuse cases, and information on an organization's responsibility to protect. This document is useful for organizations seeking more information on effective child protection policies. Please note that this document is related to child protection. If you're looking for CRS' PSEA Partner toolkit, you can find it in related resources.

December 6, 2019
Statement

Open Letter to the Member States of the U.N. General Assembly, on behalf of the IASC Principals

The brutal hostilities we are seeing in multiple conflicts around the world have exposed a terrible truth: We are living in an era of impunity. Attacks that kill or injure civilians, including humanitarian and health-care personnel, are devastatingly common. Yet despite widespread condemnation, serious violations of the rules of war too often go unpunished.

August 19, 2024
Blog Post

Rahima’s Journey to Recovery

After decades of conflict, instability, poverty, and natural disasters, one in two people living in Afghanistan suffer from psychological distress.

August 16, 2024
Blog Post

Mainstreaming Housing, Land, and Property in Crisis Response

HLP is crucial to crisis preparedness and response, peacebuilding, and development, yet it is often overlooked as a technical niche rather than an essential component of successful humanitarian assistance.

June 12, 2024
Statement

InterAction Member CEOs Send Public Letter to President Biden to Address Crisis in Gaza

InterAction and 50 Member CEOs, some of whom have organizations that work in Gaza, urge President Biden to take decisive and actionable steps to alleviate the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.

April 25, 2024
Statement

Joint NGO Submission under National Security Memorandum 20

As humanitarian organizations operating in Gaza, it is our experience that the humanitarian response in Gaza, including U.S. funded humanitarian assistance, has been consistently and arbitrarily denied, restricted, and impeded by the Israeli authorities.

March 23, 2024
Statement

60+ NGOs Urge Congress to Support Supplemental Humanitarian Assistance

While not endorsing the bill in its entirety, we appreciate the bipartisan recognition that supplemental humanitarian assistance is necessary and prudent, and we urge all members of Congress to support this funding to address humanitarian needs.

February 6, 2024
Statement

75 NGOs Urge Congress to Fund Humanitarian & Food Assistance Programs in Next Supplemental

InterAction—the largest alliance of U.S.-based NGOs dedicated to implementing and advocating for U.S. humanitarian, health, development, and democracy programs—and its…

November 1, 2023
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