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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

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
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
Crises & Countries in Conflict

The Global Fragility Act of 2019 (GFA)

The Global Fragility Act (GFA) passed the House of Representatives on May 20, 2019. The bill would streamline and improve programs and efforts within the USG to address violent conflict overseas using a “3D” approach of development, diplomacy, and defense. With bipartisan support, the bill has moved out of the House.
Lindsey Doyle
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May 28, 2019
Crises & Countries in Conflict

A Wrong Inflicted: Mass Starvation in the 21st Century

Alex de Waal writes that modern famines do not occur by chance, but are rather the consequence of deliberate acts committed by political-military elites in pursuit of their strategic objectives.
Archibald Henry
Lindsey Doyle
May 3, 2019
Global Development

Let’s Remember Refugee Girls

In countries affected by conflict, girls are nearly three times more likely to be out of school than boys. With the appropriations season in full swing, Congress must prioritize funding for education programs that reach the most vulnerable – including refugee girls.
Giulia McPherson
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Apr 30, 2019
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