Blog Post

Greening Humanitarian Shelter and Settlements Responses

Today is World Habitat Day—a time for the world to come together to create sustainable, carbon-neutral, inclusive communities for all.

October 4, 2021
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
Blog Post

Mainstreaming Housing, Land, and Property in Crisis Response

HLP is crucial to crisis preparedness and response, peacebuilding, and development, yet it is often overlooked as a technical niche rather than an essential component of successful humanitarian assistance.

June 12, 2024
Statement

InterAction Signs Inter-Agency Standing Committee Statement on Central Sahel

The crises gripping the Central Sahel are exacerbating humanitarian and protection needs and threatening to reverse development gains. In 2024,…

January 12, 2024
Statement

Statement by Principals of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee on Israel & Gaza

For almost a month, the world has been watching the unfolding situation in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory in…

November 6, 2023
Statement

55+ NGOs Call on Congress to Provide Supplemental International Assistance

The following letter was sent to the appropriations committees in the House and Senate. — Dear Chairwoman Granger, Chairwoman Murray,…

September 7, 2023
Blog Post

Outcomes from the Inaugural U.S. Conference on Housing, Land, and Property in Crisis Contexts

Displacement, whether caused by disaster or conflict, is fundamentally connected to housing, land, and property (HLP) rights.

July 25, 2023
Blog Post

Call for Nominations: InterAction 2022 Disability Inclusion Award

Nominations for the Disability Inclusion Award are now open here. InterAction will announce the winner during the InterAction Forum…

April 29, 2022
Blog Post

Making the Invisible Visible

Indigenous peoples are at the forefront of adaptation and mitigation in the existential race to address climate change. Despite…

October 13, 2020
Blog Post

The Urgency of Green Recovery from COVID-19

The COVID-19 origin story is still unfolding. From bats to potentially a pangolin, to humans in wildlife markets in…

June 5, 2020