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Four Essential Steps Toward Durable Solutions for IDPs

Three-quarters of the world’s estimated 41.3 million internally displaced people (IDPs) reside in only ten countries, so making progress in…

May 8, 2020
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Addressing Sexual and Gender-Based Violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo

On November 25, 1960, agents of the Dominican Republic’s Trujillo dictatorship brutally murdered Patria, Minerva, and Teresa Mirabel, three activists…

December 5, 2024
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We Keep Us Safe: Women Protecting Women in South Sudan

In 2011, South Sudan emerged from a violent civil war as an independent nation from Sudan. However, in 2013, escalating…

December 4, 2024
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Combating Gender-Based Violence in Burkina Faso

With a population of over 23 million people, Burkina Faso is a nation facing numerous challenges, from a young demographic…

December 3, 2024
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16 Days of Activism

InterAction’s GBV Working Group will be publishing a blog series for the 16 Days of Activism dedicated to the role of women’s movements across crises and conflicts. Each of these blogs will showcase the centrality and role of either individual women or women-led movements and organizations across nine country or regional contexts.

November 25, 2024
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Preventing and Responding to Gender-Based Violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo

A chronic lack of food and shelter, and the proliferation of armed actors, have increased vulnerability to survival sex, physical assault, and sexual violence.

October 30, 2024
Statement

Statement by Principals of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee on the situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory

As world leaders gather in New York for the 79th United Nations General Assembly, and as the threat of a wider regional escalation looms, we renew our demand for an end to the appalling human suffering and humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza.

September 23, 2024
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World Humanitarian Day 2024

Aid workers are increasingly being targeted by armed actors who seek to intimidate, coerce, or disrupt aid operations for strategic gains. In Gaza and South Sudan, in Yemen and the Central African Republic, disinformation campaigns are fueling hostility toward aid agencies. These threats not only endanger the lives of those dedicated to humanitarian action but also severely hinder access to essential aid for millions of vulnerable people in conflict-affected areas​.

August 19, 2024
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The Statelessness Challenge

In a world where borders define identities and citizenship is a cornerstone to belonging, the plight of stateless persons presents…

August 1, 2024
Statement

No Time to Lose as Famine Stalks Millions in Sudan Amid Intense Fighting and Access Denials

Time is running out for millions of people in Sudan who are at imminent risk of famine, displaced from their…

May 31, 2024