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#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…

March 6, 2020
Blog Post

16 Days of Activism

InterAction’s GBV Working Group will be publishing a blog series for the 16 Days of Activism dedicated to the role of women’s movements across crises and conflicts. Each of these blogs will showcase the centrality and role of either individual women or women-led movements and organizations across nine country or regional contexts.

November 25, 2024
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#TimeIsNow: International Women’s Day 2018

This year, International Women's Day draws attention to the rights and activism of rural women.

March 8, 2018
InterAction Quoted

From solar sisters to waste warriors, 5 examples of women taking climate action

On International Women's Day, CNN profiles five initiatives led by women fighting for a greener planet.

March 8, 2019
Blog Post

Breaking the Bias

As we celebrate the 111th anniversary of International Women’s Day on March 8th and women’s accomplishments throughout the month…

March 8, 2022
Statement

65+ NGOs Respond to Terminations of Life-Saving Programs

InterAction and the undersigned Members issued the following statement in response to the termination of thousands of life-saving awards.

February 28, 2025
Blog Post

Addressing Sexual and Gender-Based Violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo

On November 25, 1960, agents of the Dominican Republic’s Trujillo dictatorship brutally murdered Patria, Minerva, and Teresa Mirabel, three activists…

December 5, 2024
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
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The Role of Gender in Afghanistan’s Humanitarian Response

Nearly three years after the change in power in Afghanistan, women and girls are being left behind as little to…

August 16, 2024
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Sudanese Groups Provide Light Amid Year of Darkness

In Sudan, local response networks have played a major role in leading the humanitarian response, even as traditional humanitarian aid…

April 16, 2024