Global Health

Humanitarian Coordination

Let Us Be Brave

I am sitting here in Washington, D.C., in pseudo-lockdown in my apartment, working remotely in an effort to slow the spread of the COVID-19 virus…

Rachel Unkovic

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Mar 27, 2020

Global & Public Policy Positions

#SafeHands: InterAction Celebrates World Water Day in the Age of COVID-19

The 22nd annual World Water Day is Sunday, March 22, and never has there been a better or more important time to celebrate the importance of…

Kelsey Harris

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Mar 19, 2020

Humanitarian Practice

Lost in Rhetoric: Why Word Choice Matters

Today is the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation, also known as female genital cutting or, rarely, female circumcision. Someone has…

Rachel Unkovic

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Feb 6, 2020

Humanitarian Practice

No Laughing Matter

November 19 is World Toilet Day—a day that is sure to gather its usual collection of smirks and giggles here in the U.S., where scatological…

Patricia McIlreavy

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Nov 19, 2019

Global & Public Policy Positions

InterAction Member Policy Positions for the 2019 G7 and G20 Summits

InterAction's G7/G20 Advocacy Alliance outline a series of recommendations for the 2019 G7 and G20 summits in these policy papers.

Ben Bestor

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May 1, 2019

Crises & Countries in Conflict

As Congo Ebola cases pass 1,000, growing calls to listen to locals when responding

As the world’s second-deadliest Ebola outbreak ever continues to ravage communities in the Democratic Republic of Congo, international aid groups are reconsidering the way they respond.

Paula Dupraz-Dobias

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Mar 26, 2019

U.S. Foreign Assistance

Let’s Step Up on Foreign Aid to Fund Our Values

Despite the Administration’s repeated efforts to gut foreign aid, Congress has proven a bulwark against those dangerous proposals, restoring funding.

Noam Unger

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Mar 20, 2019

U.S. Foreign Assistance

Leading Humanitarian, Development, and Global Health Organizations Urge Congress to Reject Cuts to Foreign Assistance

Leading humanitarian, development, and global health organizations are calling on Members of Congress to protect the International Affairs budget in Fiscal Year 2020 (FY20) despite the Administration’s proposed 24 percent cuts.

Mar 11, 2019