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An International Human Rights Approach to Eradicating COVID-19

The race to develop and put on the market a COVID-19 vaccine is gathering pace. While it seems like there…

January 7, 2021
Statement

Joint NGO Submission under National Security Memorandum 20

As humanitarian organizations operating in Gaza, it is our experience that the humanitarian response in Gaza, including U.S. funded humanitarian assistance, has been consistently and arbitrarily denied, restricted, and impeded by the Israeli authorities.

March 23, 2024
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Defense Department Releases First-Ever Policy on Civilian Harm Mitigation

The long-anticipated Department of Defense Instruction (DoDI) on Civilian Harm Mitigation and Response (CHMR),…

January 25, 2024
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The U.S. Takes Decisive Action to Protect Civilians in Conflict

Significant strides were made last week in how the U.S. Department of Defense prevents and mitigates civilian harm. On August…

September 2, 2022
A group of soldiers run across the sand in what appears to be a military exercise
Statement

Letter to National Security Advisor Sullivan on Evacuations of Vulnerable Afghans

On October 28, 2021, over 100 non-governmental organizations, including InterAction, sent the following letter to U.S. National Security Advisor Jake…

November 1, 2021
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Meet Kathryn (Katie) Striffolino

Like most true humanitarians, Kathryn (Katie) Striffolino is driven by her love of travel and of going above and beyond…

August 16, 2019
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Why Civil Society Organizations Need Healthy Conflict Skills

Part one of a five-part series on CSO organizational development.

June 27, 2019
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Indigenous People: Human Trafficking’s Overlooked Casualties

Today, aboriginal people endure poverty, illness and human rights abuses at far higher rates than the rest of the world.

March 6, 2018
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How Global Sporting Events Can Encourage Human Trafficking

In the United States, Enrile says, major events like the Super Bowl can draw three times the normal volume of sex trafficking

February 5, 2018
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Barriers to Aid: The Growing Bureaucratic and Administrative Hurdles in Latin America

Surging bureaucratic and administrative impediments (BAI) across Latin America are an increasing challenge to humanitarian access and a barrier to…

December 16, 2024