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Middle East crisis escalates

Help Mercy Corps respond as escalating violence kills and displaces thousands in Lebanon.

A call for ceasefire: Gaza crisis intensifies due to restrictions on humanitarian aid

20 March 2024

The siege in Gaza must end to prevent continued civilian death, catastrophic hunger, and destruction in Palestine.

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Helping communities through a global pandemic

As the world works to contain the spread of COVID-19, our teams are helping vulnerable communities on the front lines of crisis.

Sharing information, not germs

In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, Italy’s response quickly escalated from cautious and muted to full-on containment, enforcing all residents to remain in their houses unless they have urgent reason to leave.

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Building strength within a community of Syrian refugees

As the crisis in Syria has raged for nine years, one woman in Lebanon is her leading a support group for refugee mothers like herself.

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A new job, a renewed sense of possibility

Laith, like many young people in Jordan, was struggling to build a life for himself. After our job training, he’s prepared for the future.

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Growing a new generation of changemakers in Guatemala

When we first met Olga, she was shy and unsure of her future. Two years later, she’s ready to motivate the next generation of young people.

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A new way to think about “Tech for Good”

Over the past five years, Mercy Corps has teamed up with the International Rescue Committee, with support from Google.org, Microsoft, Cisco and other partners, to develop Signpost, an initiative that connects refugees, asylum seekers and crisis-affected communities with critical information.