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Situation in Gaza beyond dire

Gaza City invasion begins and humanitarian needs skyrocket. One million Palestinians forced to flee.

Displaced, yet determined

12 June 2025

On this year's World Refugee Day, Mercy Corps shared stories of refugees on the path to self-reliance in Uganda.

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Ariadna in a red dress holding the hand of a nearby adult

Tales of desperation: Venezuelans fleeing to Colombia

At any given moment, hundreds of men, women, children — entire families — are crossing from Venezuela into Colombia in search of a better life.

Mercy corps team members karla peña, right, and pardis barjesteh, comfort a crying stephanie, 27, after she received cash and a water filtration system from them. photo: angel valentin for mercy corps

8 months after Hurricane Maria, another hurricane season looms in Puerto Rico

Karla Peña, resilience program manager in Puerto Rico, shares how people are recovering from Hurricane Maria as they also prepare for the new hurricane season.

Grace, 29, harvests vegetables from her shared farm in uganda. last year she fled her home country of south sudan to escape violent conflict.

For a South Sudanese refugee, a place to put down roots

Conflict forced Grace and her family to leave everything behind. While she waits for an end to conflict so she can return to South Sudan, she's learning to grow produce that will help her support herself and her four children.

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The long road to recovery: Three years after quake, Nepalis push ahead

Learn what recovery has been like for some of the people Mercy Corps worked within the years since an earthquake devastated communities in Nepal.

A woman in nepal standing among rubble after the earthquake

The facts: What you need to know about the Nepal earthquake

Get the facts, figures and insights about the devastating 2015 earthquake, and learn about our relief and recovery efforts three years later.

Mercy corps team members in puerto rico respond in the aftermath of an earthquake.

How we work: Emergency response

As disasters increasingly strike families and children in vulnerable places around the world, Mercy Corps is there to provide lifesaving relief and help communities build back stronger.