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Crises & Countries in Conflict

NGO Recommendations for the High-Level Panel on Internal Displacement

In July 2018, the Government of Norway, alongside thirty-six member states, initiated a call for the U.N. Secretary General to create a High-Level Panel to…

Priscilla Yoon

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Feb 25, 2020

Crises & Countries in Conflict

The Rohingya Crisis is Not Just Bangladesh’s Responsibility

In 2015, Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi was seen as a beacon of democracy and human rights for Myanmar. Four years later,…

Carrie Hessler-Radelet

Sam Worthington

Feb 11, 2020

Humanitarian Coordination & Practice

Reflections on the First-Ever Global Refugee Forum

With a goal of generating “concrete pledges and contributions towards the objectives of the global compact,” the first-ever Global Refugee Forum—held on December 17 and…

Priscilla Yoon

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Jan 8, 2020

Crises & Countries in Conflict

Five things you should know about the Rohingya Refugee Response

“Hello!” “Hello!” Rohingya children greet us as we walk through the dusty brick roads and dirt paths of the world’s largest refugee camp. Located a…

Aliza Vaccher

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Dec 30, 2019

Crises & Countries in Conflict

The Venezuela displacement crisis

“We can’t eat there. We can’t eat here. I don’t know what to do anymore.” As of November 2019, Response for Venezuela (R4V)—an Inter-Agency…

Aniqa Borachi

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Dec 19, 2019

Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict

An Invisible Threat

Chemical weapons (C.W.) invoke a unique, inherent fear in people in a way most conventional weapons do not, making them a particularly nefarious means…

Sarah Malhotra

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Nov 30, 2019

Humanitarian Coordination & Practice

Three Things You Need to Know about the Humanitarian Crisis in Afghanistan

“Afghans are resilient, not by choice but by need. We know how to celebrate life despite the constant violence we are subjected to if we…

Aarshi Kibria

Samantha Chen

Oct 3, 2019

Crises & Countries in Conflict

Statement on the Decision to Drastically Reduce Refugee Admissions

The Trump Administration has proposed setting the ceiling for the United States Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP) at 18,000 in Fiscal Year 2020. This represents the…

InterAction

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Sep 27, 2019

Humanitarian Coordination & Practice

InterAction Members Respond to Hurricane Dorian

On September 1, Hurricane Dorian made first landfall on Elbow Cay, in the Abacos of the northwestern Bahamas. Dorian is the strongest hurricane on…

InterAction

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Sep 4, 2019

Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict

Looking to the Past to Preserve the Future: Commemorating the 70th Anniversary of the Geneva Conventions

In the aftermath of World War II, States sought to strengthen the preservation of humanity in times of war. Forty million civilians were killed,…

Archibald Henry

Tom Buttry

Aug 12, 2019

Humanitarian Coordination & Practice

Behind the Rhetoric, Children are Suffering

The photo of Oscar Ramirez and his daughter Valeria, lying face down dead on the bank of the Rio Grande is a staunch reminder that…

Sam Worthington

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Jul 24, 2019

U.S. Foreign Assistance

Statement on Redirection of Funds from the Northern Triangle Countries

On June 24, 2019, InterAction and over 70 other NGOs released a statement in response to the redirection of funds from the Northern Triangle countries…

InterAction

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Jun 24, 2019