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Civilians including 60,000 children urgently need aid to prevent mass starvation.

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Displaced, yet determined

On this World Refugee Day, Mercy Corps is sharing stories of refugees on the path to self-reliance in Uganda.

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Creating a family emergency preparedness plan

Emergencies can change everything in an instant. Having an emergency plan and kit can help your family feel more prepared.

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Powering change: Connecting women entrepreneurs to solar energy

Access to affordable energy transforms lives and livelihoods for small business owners in Senegal.

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Digital tools help restore rangelands and adapt to a changing climate

Communities in Kenya partnered with Mercy Corps and Cisco to spark collaboration and innovation in the wake of extreme weather challenges.

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Gaza is starving: Our team grapples with an escalating hunger crisis

Without immediate action to reopen border crossings and release of lifesaving supplies, the consequences for 2.3 million people in Gaza will be catastrophic.

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Myanmar earthquake: Mercy Corps’ response as urgent needs soar

Millions need critical assistance in the wake of a magnitude 7.7 earthquake that struck Mandalay.

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29 January 2024

Can Famine Be Averted in Gaza?

Mercy Corps CEO Tjada D'Oyen McKenna was interviewed on this episode of Global Dispatches about the organization's presence in Gaza, the food insecurity…

Read more AT GLOBAL DISPATCHES

11 January 2024

Time is Running Out for Thousands More as Threat of Famine Escalates in Gaza

18 January 2024

From Breadbasket to Battlefield: Conflict Ravages Sudan, Spreads to Critical Food Producing Regions

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The New York Times: What Remains of U.S.A.I.D.?

Republicans have long wanted to shrink foreign aid, but President Trump took that desire to an extreme.

The New York Times: Missteps, Confusion and ‘Viral Waste’: The 14 Days That Doomed U.S.A.I.D.

The rapid dismantling of the global aid agency remains one of the most consequential outcomes of President Trump’s...

Thomson Reuters Foundation: Refugees don't just need aid - they need help to rebuild lives

Viola was just 16 when she fled civil war in South Sudan, carrying her one-year-old daughter to safety in northern...

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As Ukraine Recovery Conference Closes, Mercy Corps Urges Partners to Invest in Livelihoods

Following the third Ukraine Recovery Conference, Mercy Corps welcomes support to Ukraine's recovery and reconstruction...

"No Cash, No Food, No Medicine:" Sudan’s Kordofan Region on the Brink

A devastating yet overlooked humanitarian catastrophe is unfolding in Sudan's Kordofan region, now the epicenter of the...

Gaza: Starvation or Gunfire - This is Not a Humanitarian Response

200+ NGOs call for immediate action to end the deadly Israeli distribution scheme (including the so-called Gaza...

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Josh DeWald

Josh DeWald, Vice President of Evidence and Learning, will bring Mercy Corps’ programme learning functions together into the new department to further strengthen our commitment to evidence, data, and learning. The Evidence and Learning Department comprises Monitoring, Evidence and Learning, Research

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19 February 2021

The New Humanitarian: Tracking the coronavirus pandemic and vaccine rollouts

19 February 2021

Thomson Reuters Foundation: Insecurity, suspicion will mar vaccine rollout in Africa war zones

16 February 2021

Yahoo News: Economist, Nigerian princess: Meet the WTO’s new leader

14 February 2021

ITV News: Yemeni conflict could cause 400,000 children under five to die from malnutrition in 2021, says report

11 February 2021

Rolling Stone: The Best Face Masks for Glasses Wearers, to Help Prevent Foggy Lenses

10 February 2021

The New Humanitarian: Aid groups praise Colombia for Venezuelan migrant move, say more help needed

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