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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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COVID-19 response

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Financial inclusion

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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: 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...

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.

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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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...

News Alert: Afghanistan Faces Returnee Surge Amid Regional Uncertainties and Precarious Iran-Israel Ceasefire

Mercy Corps prepares to scale its humanitarian response to support returnees from Iran and Pakistan with emergency cash...

Mercy Corps Calls for Scaled, Safe, and Dignified Humanitarian Access in Gaza

As limited aid distribution in Gaza fuels chaos and the breakdown of civil order, Mercy Corps urgently reiterates its...

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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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Tjada D’Oyen McKenna

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Hugh Aprile

Latin America and The Caribbean Regional Director

Josh DeWald

Vice President of Evidence and Learning

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Picture this: Rebuilding livelihoods in Mosul

In the wake of years of conflict, Mercy Corps Iraq supports residents who had been displaced to recover for a brighter future.

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In the wake of the earthquake, we must remember Northwest Syria

The gap between need and response is widening in Northwest Syria, where increased humanitarian aid is vital.

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Catalytic capital for investing in a climate-smart future

Investing in climate adaptation is not just the right thing to do—it’s a massive market opportunity.

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There are 4 million people already in need in Northwest Syria

Kieren Barnes, Mercy Corps Syria Country Director, appeared on CNN to discuss critical needs in the wake of the February 2023 catastrophic earthquake.

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The facts: Earthquake disaster in Syria

A 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck Turkey and Northwest Syria, affecting more than 1.8 million displaced Syrians. Learn more about what Mercy Corps is doing to help.

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Leading the way on International Women’s Day

From Colombia to Kenya, we’re sharing stories of women participants, partners, and team members who are building a brighter future together.

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26 November 2024

Reuters: UN Evacuates Staff from Haiti as Gangs Deepen Control Over Capitol

United Nations evacuation flights are set to land in Panama City this week as the international organization removes...

25 November 2024

The New York Times: Surge of Gang Violence in Haiti Leads U.N. workers to Flee

A United Nations helicopter has been buzzing nonstop for days over Haiti, as the U.N. starts to draw down its personnel...

25 November 2024

Axios: COP29's Climate Finance Deal Reveals Risks Ahead for Future Climate Summits

The COP29 climate deal , agreed to Saturday evening in Baku, Azerbaijan, provides vital insights into the future of...

24 November 2024

The Associated Press: Haiti Wonders What's Next as Gang Violence Surges and the Push for a UN Peacekeeping Mission Flops

When Kenyan police arrived in Haiti as part of a U.N.-backed mission earlier this year to tackle gang violence, hopes...

21 November 2024

The Guardian : MSF Aid Workers ‘Heartbroken’ as Charity Forced to Halt Services in Haitian Capital After Repeated Attacks

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has said its aid workers are “heartbroken” after the medical NGO was forced to suspend...

19 November 2024

Forbes: Blessed Are the Peacemakers

With wars raging in the Middle East, Ukraine, Myanmar, and Yemen, with domestic polarization at a modern-day high in the...

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Sudan: World Cannot Continue to Turn Blind Eye as Man-Made Famine is Confirmed in Darfur Camp

The recently published report by the Famine Review Committee has confirmed our worst fears: a man-made famine has taken...

Mercy Corps Statement on Sudan Famine Review Committee Confirming Famine Conditions in North Darfur

Following today's report by the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) Famine Review Committee which...

Aid Worker Fatalities, Attacks on ‘Humanitarian Zones’ and Consecutive ‘Evacuation Orders’ Hamper Aid Delivery

Nearly ten months into the escalation of hostilities in Gaza, intensified Israeli airstrikes in areas of Gaza where aid...

Grave Malnutrition Emergency is Unfolding in Sudan’s Conflict-Affected Central and South Darfur States

New assessment reveals nine in 10 children are suffering from life-threatening malnutrition Data from a new Mercy Corps...

Mercy Corps Urges New UK Government to Address Pressing Global Issues

LONDON – As a global organisation dedicated to tackling the existential crises of our time—conflict, climate change, and...

Mercy Corps Welcomes New Board Chair, Board Director

The global humanitarian organization Mercy Corps is pleased to welcome a new Board Director and appoint a new Board...

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From Feasible to Life-Saving

n Sudan, cash programming can enable a rapid scale-up of the response and avert famine for the worst-affected populations by ensuring their access to vital markets.

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Anticipating Agriculture Conditions in Sudan

These papers provide an overview of findings from satellite imagery analysis, aiming to identify opportunities and risks to agricultural production in four states of Sudan, based on tentative predictions of cropland vegetation health in early 2024.

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Breaking Down Barriers: How Women’s Peace Groups Help Advance Gender, Peace, and Security in Nigeria

Sharing findings from Mercy Corps research on the influence of the CIPP programme’s women’s peace groups on gender, peace, and security in Nigeria

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COALESCE: Mercy Corps’ Social Cohesion Handbook

The COALESCE Handbook for Social Cohesion guides program implementers in designing, implementing, and measuring interventions that seek to increase social cohesion in both development and humanitarian programs.

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26 February 2024

USAID Nawiri Programme Year 4 Progress Report

The Year 4 Progress Report of the USAID Nawiri programme highlights the key milestones accomplished through sustained, collaborative efforts to reduce persistent acute malnutrition in Turkana and Samburu Counties.

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25 February 2024

Participatory Adaptations in the COVID-19 Era: Learning from the Past and Preparing for the Future

Sharing findings from research on Mercy Corps’ global programme adaptations during the COVID-19 pandemic and recommendations on how programmes can adapt to shocks that reduce access.

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