Opinions. Quotes. Statements. Sign-ons.

"Today marks one year since Hamas launched a terrorist attack that killed 1,200 Israelis and took 250 civilians hostage—101 of which remain in captivity. It also unleashed a conflict that has claimed tens of thousands of innocent lives and caused an ongoing humanitarian catastrophe."

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.

InterAction and 50 Member CEOs, some of whom have organizations that work in Gaza, urge President Biden to take decisive and actionable steps to alleviate the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.

While the administration continues to speak forcefully about the humanitarian situation in Gaza, it also continues to provide the very bombs responsible for burying civilians in rubble and hindering aid delivery.

Gaza has evolved into one the world’s most dangerous places for humanitarians to provide aid. As of March 20, 2024, at least 196 humanitarians have been killed in Gaza since the beginning of the war.

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.

Although the proposed seaport offers advantages over airdrops in terms of cost, volume, safety, and risk of diversion, it remains less effective than facilitating the entry of trucks for on-the-ground aid distribution.

February 29, 2024 Tom Hart, President and CEO of InterAction, the leading alliance of non-governmental organizations and partners in the United States, released the following…

"No amount of humanitarian response will make up for the months of deprivation that families in Gaza have endured. This is our effort to salvage the humanitarian operation so that we can provide, at the very least, the bare essentials: medicine, drinking water, food, and shelter as temperatures plummet."

The leaders of InterAction, CARE, International Rescue Committee, Mercy Corps, Norwegian Refugee Council, Oxfam, and Refugees International are calling on donors to restore funds for UNRWA.