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Monday Developments (April 2008)
The Path to Responsible Development: Disaster Risk Reduction
Disaster risk reduction strategies are important in mitigating the effects of natural disasters in developing countries. According to an Oxfam International report released in November 2007, natural disasters have increased four-fold over the last two decades, from an average of 120 per year to as many as 500 per year. The Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters reports 197 million people were affected by disasters in 2007. Learn more...

Interview: Sam Worthington discusses the health and living conditions on humanitarian workers in Darfur.

Interview
Marco Werman asks InterAction President & CEO Sam Worthington about existing operational guidelines for U.S.-based NGOs and the essential role of NGO platforms in humanitarian situations, such as the recent detainment of the "Zoe's Ark" charity workers in Chad.

InterAction’s Response to USAID’s Partner Vetting System Proposal