Blog Post

Recognizing InterAction Member Humanitarian Aid Workers in the Field

The InterAction Humanitarian Award recognizes an individual or individuals whose work reflects important leadership qualities in humanitarian practice, such as…

August 19, 2022
Blog Post

Humanitarian Aid: Captive to Bureaucracy

August 19 marks the day in 2003 when a bomb ripped through U.N. Headquarters in Baghdad, killing 22 women and…

August 19, 2021
Blog Post

New InterAction Research Confirms Global Counter-Terror Efforts Harm and Curtail the Delivery of Humanitarian Aid

In the aftermath of 9/11, efforts to combat and counter-terrorist activities (C.T.) have been a foreign policy priority for governments,…

April 6, 2021
Blog Post

Celebrating Women’s Impact on Development and Humanitarian Aid

In the midst of great societal change and unrest, many questions regarding the very fabric of institutions are being asked…

March 29, 2021
Blog Post

Choose to Challenge: The Gender Data Gap in Humanitarian Aid

Humanitarian assistance has slowly become more data-focused. This is a positive move for the humanitarian community, as high-quality data can…

March 8, 2021
Resource

Duty of Care: Protection of Humanitarian Aid Workers from Sexual Violence

This document from Duty of Care International provides some safeguarding guidance on performing reference checks.

December 9, 2019
Statement

InterAction Applauds the U.S. Department of the Treasury for Its Commitment to the Unfettered Flow of Humanitarian Aid to the Venezuelan People

InterAction applauds the U.S. Department of the Treasury for noting its commitment to the “unfettered flow of humanitarian aid to the Venezuelan…

August 7, 2019
Young protester stands in the middle of a highway waving a Venezuelan flag
In the News

UN: Nearly 2 in 3 Syrians in Need of Humanitarian Aid

"[E]ight years of warfare has turned Syria into one of the biggest protection crises in the world'" said UNOCHA spokesperson.

March 2, 2019
In the News

UN raises $2.6 billion in donations for Yemen humanitarian aid

A UN pledging conference for Yemen has raised about $2.6bn of the $4bn needed to address the humanitarian crisis in the country.

February 26, 2019
Statement

The Politicization Of Humanitarian Aid For Venezuela Must End

"The people of Venezuela are in desperate need of significantly expanded lifesaving and sustaining support. We must not allow them to become victims of the political brinksmanship around humanitarian assistance we are currently witnessing."

February 22, 2019
Young protester stands in the middle of a highway waving a Venezuelan flag