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Preventing and Responding to Gender-Based Violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo

A chronic lack of food and shelter, and the proliferation of armed actors, have increased vulnerability to survival sex, physical assault, and sexual violence.

October 30, 2024
Statement

Statement by Principals of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee on the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Escalating conflict is driving record levels of gender-based violence, displacement and hunger in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), threatening to push the country to the brink of catastrophe without urgent international action.

April 30, 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
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Mindful Spending: Incorporating Psychological Health Into Foreign Aid

It is a well-known fact that war has disparate psychological effects on all those involved—from refugees to soldiers to the…

October 14, 2022
Members of CRS-supported SILC groups (Savings and Internal Lending Communities) dance together during a meeting in Awaradoni village, Upper East Region, Ghana. These women have begun making and selling shea nut butter, straw baskets, and parboiled rice ever since interrupted weather patterns related to climate change have inhibited their abilities to earn livelihoods through farming. Awaradoni village, Talensi District, Upper East Region, Ghana, West Africa. March 19, 2016 - Photo by Jake Lyell for CRS.
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Deterioration of the Humanitarian Situation in the Central African Republic

Thirty-five international NGOs (INGOs) working throughout the Central African Republic (CAR) put out a press release last week to…

September 3, 2021
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Central African Republic: Neglected Crisis & Three Things to Know

The Central African Republic (CAR) “is now the most dangerous place for humanitarian work” – Jean-Pierre Lacroix, Under-Secretary-General for Peace…

April 27, 2021
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Why Civil Society Organizations Need Healthy Conflict Skills

Part one of a five-part series on CSO organizational development.

June 27, 2019
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Comprehensive Sexuality Education: A Need for Protection and Empowerment in Guatemala

Twenty-five percent of people giving birth in Guatemala, which has one of the highest…

December 6, 2024
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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…

November 27, 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