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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
Statement

IASC Provides Ten Requirements to Avoid an Even Worse Catastrophe in Gaza

"No amount of humanitarian response will make up for the months of deprivation that families in Gaza have endured. This is our effort to salvage the humanitarian operation so that we can provide, at the very least, the bare essentials: medicine, drinking water, food, and shelter as temperatures plummet."

February 21, 2024
Statement

Statement by Principals of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee

As humanitarian leaders, our position is clear: We will not participate in the establishment of any ”safe zone” in Gaza…

November 16, 2023
Blog Post

Toward a Shared Understanding of Civilian Harm

As the number of armed conflicts continues to rise globally, so, too, does civilian harm, resulting in the highest number…

June 10, 2021
Blog Post

When the Key to Unlocking a Crisis Is in the Fine Print

For Omar Yaghi, the only thing that stood between life and death was paperwork. Specifically, paperwork from Israel certifying that…

December 17, 2020
Blog Post

Are We in the Dark When it Comes to Humanitarian Crises?

Have you heard the story of the man who drops his housekeys? Walking home at night, a man realizes that…

July 22, 2020
Statement

InterAction Joins Letter Calling for Restored Funding for UNRWA

The letter was sent to United States Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, National Security Advisor H.R. McMaster, and Secretary of Defense James Mattis.

January 25, 2018