InterAction Quoted

Is it time to devise a faster response to slow onset disasters?

"It is either time to bolster drought indicators and better define action tied to early warning systems, or rethink aid frameworks altogether."

January 10, 2017
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The Role of Gender in Afghanistan’s Humanitarian Response

Nearly three years after the change in power in Afghanistan, women and girls are being left behind as little to…

August 16, 2024
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Mainstreaming Housing, Land, and Property in Crisis Response

HLP is crucial to crisis preparedness and response, peacebuilding, and development, yet it is often overlooked as a technical niche rather than an essential component of successful humanitarian assistance.

June 12, 2024
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Environmental Management in Humanitarian Responses

While humanitarian responses focus mostly on the emergency phase—like addressing lifesaving and immediate needs—addressing the impacts and risks of climate…

January 31, 2024
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InterAction Member Recommendations for the Haiti Humanitarian Response

The crisis in Haiti is multidimensional, fueled by a combination of endemic poverty, sociopolitical unrest, fuel shortages, and long-term economic…

June 9, 2023
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One Year After Russia’s Invasion: InterAction Member Recommendations for Ukraine Response

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has left 17.7 million people in need of humanitarian assistance, internally displaced 5.4 million people, and…

March 8, 2023
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Achieving Wider Impacts in Humanitarian Response

Although seen as a siloed sector within the humanitarian system, shelter and settlements assistance impacts every aspect of people’s lives.

February 28, 2023
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Periods Don’t Stop When Disasters Occur

The recent flooding in Pakistan was unprecedented—affecting 6.4 million people and damaging or destroying over 1,400 health facilities…

November 1, 2022
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Greening Humanitarian Shelter and Settlements Responses

Today is World Habitat Day—a time for the world to come together to create sustainable, carbon-neutral, inclusive communities for all.

October 4, 2021
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InterAction Members’ Response to COVID-19

This is a running list of our Members' responses to the COVID-19 pandemic.

March 20, 2020