Politico: US food and medical aid to the world’s poorest is still in limbo

International Medical Corps and Concern Worldwide Safeguarding Focal Point Training

This document from IMC and Concern is a safeguarding focal point training package. The package includes a facilitation guide, a participant resource handbook, and powerpoints for four modules: awareness, prevention, reporting, and responding. This document will be useful for organizations looking to deliver a training to safeguarding focal points. This zip file contains the following documents as part of IMC and Concern's Safeguarding Focal Point Training: 1) Facilitation Guide 2) Participant Resource Handbook 3) Four sets of PowerPoint slide presentations (one for each module) This document is also available in Spanish here: https://www.interaction.org/resource-library/imc-and-concern-safeguarding-focal-point-training-spanish/

Statement on the President’s Skinny Budget

“This represents a stark retreat from America’s longstanding commitment to easing suffering, saving lives, and helping communities build their own path to prosperity,” said Tom Hart, President and CEO of InterAction.

Statement on the Latest Wave of Foreign Assistance Terminations

“This sudden withdrawal of vital humanitarian support will have devastating consequences for millions of people,” said Tom Hart, President and CEO of InterAction.

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.

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…

We Keep Us Safe: Women Protecting Women in South Sudan

In 2011, South Sudan emerged from a violent civil war as an independent nation from Sudan. However, in 2013, escalating…

Strengthening Responses to Gender-Based Violence in Ukraine

The war in Ukraine has captivated global attention over the last two and a half years, yet there is a…

Women on the Frontline of Sudan’s Crisis Response

The ongoing conflict in Sudan, which erupted in April 2023, has wreaked havoc on the lives of millions. Clashes between…

Seven Years Later: Rohingya Genocide Remembrance Day

This month marks seven years since the 2017 “clearance operation” when Myanmar’s military forces, the Tatmadaw, unleashed waves of violence against Rohingya ethnic minorities in Rakhine State, Myanmar. The conflict triggered the expulsion of over 700,000 Rohingya into neighboring Bangladesh, marking the largest and fastest influx into the country. The U.S. government later determined that these attacks constituted genocide and crimes against humanity.