Blog Post

Comments On USAID Draft Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment Policy

On August 27, InterAction submitted comments on USAID’s draft policy, “2020 Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment Policy,” in response…

September 9, 2020
Blog Post

#GenerationEquality: InterAction Celebrates International Women’s Day

Sunday, March 8, 2020, is International Women’s Day, and the theme this year is “I am Generation Equality: Realizing…

March 6, 2020
Blog Post

World Leaders Will Soon Gather for G7 and G20 summits. Here’s What They Need to Consider.

A group of 54 NGOs are calling on the U.S. to take a leading role to encourage G7 and G20 leaders to take action on key global challenges.

June 7, 2018
World leaders pose for group photo during 2018 g7 meeting.
Blog Post

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
Blog Post

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

Open Letter to the Member States of the U.N. General Assembly, on behalf of the IASC Principals

The brutal hostilities we are seeing in multiple conflicts around the world have exposed a terrible truth: We are living in an era of impunity. Attacks that kill or injure civilians, including humanitarian and health-care personnel, are devastatingly common. Yet despite widespread condemnation, serious violations of the rules of war too often go unpunished.

August 19, 2024
Blog Post

#TimeIsNow: International Women’s Day 2018

This year, International Women's Day draws attention to the rights and activism of rural women.

March 8, 2018