Blog Post
Thanks to You, I am an Optimist
These remarks were delivered at a farewell celebration with colleagues and friends of InterAction. Thank you all for coming. I…
December 14, 2022
Blog Post
The Biden Administration’s Proposed Asylum Rule Risks Violating Human Rights
The Biden administration made a promise to reform the U.S. asylum system, a system strained under political and budgetary…
March 27, 2023
Blog Post
The Challenges Facing Tomorrow’s Humanitarians
On November 7, 2019, Patricia McIlreavy, InterAction’s Vice President of Humanitarian Policy and Practice, delivered the keynote address at Villanova…
December 11, 2019
Blog Post
The Future of Asylum in a Post-Pandemic World
The COVID-19 pandemic has not diminished the need to provide safety for millions of people around the world who have…
June 3, 2021
Blog Post
The Global Fragility Act of 2019 (GFA)
The Global Fragility Act (GFA) passed the House of Representatives on May 20, 2019. The bill would streamline and improve programs and efforts within the USG to address violent conflict overseas using a “3D” approach of development, diplomacy, and defense. With bipartisan support, the bill has moved out of the House.
May 28, 2019
Blog Post
The Linkages Between Human Mobility and Climate Change are Growing
In an increasingly interconnected world, the ability to move freely within one’s country or across borders is often determined by…
May 30, 2024
Statement
The Politicization Of Humanitarian Aid For Venezuela Must End
"The people of Venezuela are in desperate need of significantly expanded lifesaving and sustaining support. We must not allow them to become victims of the political brinksmanship around humanitarian assistance we are currently witnessing."
February 22, 2019
Blog Post
The Risky Business of Security for Aid Workers
When well-meaning people ask—as Elon Musk recently did—for a cost accounting for humanitarian activities, security can be among the…
January 31, 2022
Blog Post
The Top 9 Causes of Global Poverty
11% of the world’s population is living in extreme poverty, which is defined as surviving on only $1.90 a day.
October 17, 2018
Blog Post
The Venezuela displacement crisis
“We can’t eat there. We can’t eat here. I don’t know what to do anymore.” As of November 2019,…
December 19, 2019
