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Crises & Countries in Conflict
Crises & Countries in Conflict
Joint NGO Submission under National Security Memorandum 20
As humanitarian organizations operating in Gaza, it is our experience that the humanitarian response in Gaza, including U.S. funded humanitarian assistance, has been consistently and arbitrarily denied, restricted, and impeded by the Israeli authorities.
Crises & Countries in Conflict
Response to President Biden’s Temporary Port in Gaza
Although the proposed seaport offers advantages over airdrops in terms of cost, volume, safety, and risk of diversion, it remains less effective than facilitating the entry of trucks for on-the-ground aid distribution.
Crises & Countries in Conflict
Statement: Response to Israeli Forces Opening Fire on Palestinians Waiting in Line for Food Aid
February 29, 2024 Tom Hart, President and CEO of InterAction, the leading alliance of non-governmental organizations and partners in the United States, released the following…
Crises & Countries in Conflict
Gaza a ‘death zone,’ WHO chief says, as U.N. leaders look to salvage aid response
Crises & Countries in Conflict
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."
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Civilians are in Crisis in Gaza – Donors Must Restore Funds for UNRWA
The leaders of InterAction, CARE, International Rescue Committee, Mercy Corps, Norwegian Refugee Council, Oxfam, and Refugees International are calling on donors to restore funds for UNRWA.
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US insists it’s trying to get aid into Gaza as UN warns millions ‘at risk of famine’
“Everyone understands the need for inspections, but things like antibiotics...are causing delay and rejection, and then the whole trucks – not just the items in question – are turned away,” Tom Hart, the CEO of the humanitarian group InterAction, said.
Crises & Countries in Conflict
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, some 17 million people in…
Crises & Countries in Conflict
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 that is set up without…
Crises & Countries in Conflict
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 shock and horror at the…
Crises & Countries in Conflict
InterAction’s Statement on Escalating Violence in Israel & Gaza
InterAction released the following statement on the escalating violence in Israel and Gaza. “InterAction is horrified by the devastating loss of life in Israel and…