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Humanitarian Coordination & 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

Global Development

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 Development

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.

U.S. Foreign Assistance

Choose to Invest FY 2020

Choose to Invest provides Congress, the administration, and other interested stakeholders with funding recommendations and justifications for 45 poverty-focused accounts and programs

InterAction

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Feb 1, 2019

Crises & Countries in Conflict

About 19 million Lack Access to Clean Water in Yemen

Potable water has become increasingly hard to come by in Yemen since the war started in 2015, highlighted by the nation's cholera outbreak. International aid agencies have asked for more help, as well as a long-term political solution, but millions of Yemenis are struggling as the conflict continues.

Dorsa Jabbari

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Jan 23, 2019

In the News

Migrants and Refugees Do Not Bring “Exotic” Communicable Diseases to Countries

The World Health Organization has taken aim at the myth that migrants and refugees bring diseases to the countries they arrive in, with its first report on migrant and refugee health in the European region. In the report, the WHO dispels the falsehood that irregular migrants and refugees spread sickness among host communities.

via Newsweek

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Jan 22, 2019

Empowering Civil Society

Baltimore’s Lutheran World Relief merging with global health group, broadening reach in impoverished nations

Patricia Mcllreavy, a vice president at InterAction, an alliance of nongovernmental organizations, said more and more organizations are joined together to amplify their reach through mergers and partnerships.

YVONNE WENGER

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Jan 14, 2019

Empowering Communities Through Handwashing & Entrepreneurship

Although handwashing can be a low-cost intervention when safe water is accessible, the practice is often limited by a lack of hygiene education.

Stefani Zimmerman Drake

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Dec 10, 2018

In Kenya, a mother’s love, a daughter’s bravery

Together, Chiluke and Botu Ali have made a stand and said “no more” to FGM.

Kristin Myers

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Nov 26, 2018

Insights. Reports. Featured Stories.

Lost in Rhetoric: Why Word Choice Matters

No Laughing Matter

InterAction Member Policy Positions for the 2019 G7 and G20 Summits

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

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

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

Choose to Invest FY 2020

About 19 million Lack Access to Clean Water in Yemen

Migrants and Refugees Do Not Bring “Exotic” Communicable Diseases to Countries

Baltimore’s Lutheran World Relief merging with global health group, broadening reach in impoverished nations

Empowering Communities Through Handwashing & Entrepreneurship

In Kenya, a mother’s love, a daughter’s bravery

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