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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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Boys playing near shelters at a refugee camp in jordan

Q&A: How is the Syria crisis reshaping the Middle East?

More than 5 million Syrians have been forced to seek safety in neighboring countries. How will that change the fabric of the Middle East? Learn more in this Q&A with Mercy Corps' country directors for Lebanon and Jordan, George Antoun and Hunter Keith.

400,000 trapped. more than 1,500 killed. an in-depth perspective on some of the worst violence in over 7 years of war

No way out: A Q&A on the violence overtaking Eastern Ghouta, Syria

Some of the worst violence seen in more than seven years of war is taking place right now in Syria’s Eastern Ghouta region. Learn more about what's happening and what our local partners are doing to help.

Many families thought they would only be in jordan's zaatari camp a matter of weeks. five years later, more than 7,000 children have been born in the camp as time has slipped away. all photos: annie sakkab for mercy corps

For refugees in Jordan, two months became five years

Many families thought they would only be in Jordan's Zaatari camp for a matter of weeks. As each year passes, life in the camp has taken them further from home.

Two women standing next to each other

In Uganda, two women form a friendship without borders

At Bidi Bidi refugee settlement in Uganda, see what happens when a South Sudanese refugee and a Ugandan woman unite to build better lives, together.

Starving children often become the face of a hunger crisis — but many things have to go wrong to get to that point. hauwa, pictured here with her kids in nigeria, fled boko haram before settling in an overcrowded village with no markets. they often go days without eating. photo: tom saater for mercy corps.

16 February 2018

Starving children: Beyond the photos

Starving children often become the face of a hunger crisis. But behind every photo that captures the world’s attention is a picture that’s harder to see: a grueling sequence of politics, economics, war and disaster that ends, mercilessly, in a child with nothing to eat.

A woman in dr congo holds cash in her hands

06 February 2018

Providing emergency services and brighter futures to displaced families in DRC

4.3 million people in Democratic Republic of Congo are internally displaced because of conflict. They can't go home, so Mercy Corps is working to make sure they have what they need to rebuild their lives.