Statement

Statement: Response to Four-Part Foreign Aid Package That Was Passed by the House

InterAction deeply appreciates the House’s passage of $9.2 billion in global humanitarian funding as part of supplemental appropriations, which provides urgent food, water, and shelter to people around the world.

April 20, 2024
Statement

House foreign aid cardinal sanguine on fiscal 2024 funding

February 1, 2023
Blog Post

Mindful Spending: Incorporating Psychological Health Into Foreign Aid

It is a well-known fact that war has disparate psychological effects on all those involved—from refugees to soldiers to the…

October 14, 2022
Members of CRS-supported SILC groups (Savings and Internal Lending Communities) dance together during a meeting in Awaradoni village, Upper East Region, Ghana. These women have begun making and selling shea nut butter, straw baskets, and parboiled rice ever since interrupted weather patterns related to climate change have inhibited their abilities to earn livelihoods through farming. Awaradoni village, Talensi District, Upper East Region, Ghana, West Africa. March 19, 2016 - Photo by Jake Lyell for CRS.
Statement

Statement on House Appropriations Committee’s Commitment to Invest on Foreign Aid

InterAction welcomes the House Appropriations Committee’s commitment to deepening investment in foreign assistance. As the pandemic has made abundantly clear:…

July 2, 2021
Statement

Statement on President Trump’s Proposal to Slash Foreign Aid

For the fourth year in a row, President Trump proposed slashing foreign aid in his budget. The President’s budget proposes…

February 10, 2020
Statement

President of InterAction: Foreign Aid will Continue to Deliver

Sam Worthington, CEO of InterAction issued the following statement in response to the administration’s announcement to not cut foreign aid:…

August 22, 2019
Statement

CEO of InterAction: Freeze on Foreign Aid, and Potential for Rescission, Puts America and the People of the World at Risk

Washington, DC— Sam Worthington, CEO of InterAction, issued the following statement in response to the administration’s announcement to put a…

August 7, 2019
InterAction Quoted

Congress scorns Trump plan to cut, weaponize foreign aid

“Now is not the time to slash effective, lifesaving programs that help create a safer and more secure world,” said InterAction, an alliance of international organizations.

April 12, 2019
Women at the podium, with one hand slightly raised. Photo taken from the front.
InterAction Quoted

Trump may be blind to foreign aid’s merits, but we must not be

Despite the administration’s repeated efforts to gut foreign aid, Congress has proven to be a bulwark against those dangerous proposals, restoring funding.

March 20, 2019
Blog Post

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.

March 20, 2019