Kelsey Maddox
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Key Takeaways from the First U.N. Water Conference in 46 Years
Last month, thousands of attendees from governments, the private sector, and nonprofits convened at the first U.N. Water Conference since…
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Labor, Health, & Human Services Appropriations
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Language in Protective Humanitarian Action: Practical lessons from Myanmar, Bangladesh and Northeast Nigeria
Speakers explore the importance of language in humanitarian contexts.
Launching Choose to Invest FY2025
The answer is clear: for less than 1% of the federal budget, the United States’ global development and humanitarian assistance can lift millions of people out of poverty, end extreme hunger, protect human rights, build resilience, and promote responsive democratic governance—all while advancing core American values and economic and security interests.
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Launching InterAction’s Congressional Fellowship Program
As Congress and the U.S. government continue to invest billions in development and humanitarian assistance, debates over these programs have…
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Launching InterAction’s “Big Think” on U.S. Global Food Security Response
In 2020, the number of people unable to afford a healthy diet around the world rose by 112 million to…
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Launching The Community-Based Safeguarding Visual Toolkit
The NGO community has made significant progress in safeguarding against sexual abuse or exploitation by and of humanitarian and development…
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Launching the Human Rights Framework for Preventing and Responding to Sexual Exploitation, Abuse, and Harassment
International Women’s Day provides us the opportunity to reflect on the progress made and challenges that remain in achieving gender…
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