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Humanitarian crisis deepens

Humanitarian assistance is needed by millions of people.

Children line up to wash their hands before eating lunch at school in Maubisse Villa, Timor-Leste.

Community connection: Top 10 photos of 2024

18 December 2024

Our Director of Global Photography shares the stories behind the photos highlighting participant stories and Mercy Corps’ work around the world.

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Perspectives: a humanitarian lens on global issues

What’s at stake when children are detained

Exposure to toxic psychological stress puts young people at risk of a lifetime of mental health issues. Here’s what we can do about it.

A syrian refugee uses her mobile phone to access digital banking services in jordan.

What happens now: Connecting refugees to critical information on their phones

Watch the video to experience the journey of a refugee and learn how our innovative information app helps them along the way.

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Ask an expert: Innovative responses to the global refugee crisis

How can technology and other innovations help address the global refugee crisis? Hear from Mercy Corps experts to find out.

How technology is affecting the refugee crisis

The mass movement of refugees toward western Europe has spawned a modern migration, one in which smartphones, the internet and other technologies play a lifesaving and transformative role.

Eight children pictured in nigeria. their caretaker has struggled immensely to feed them with what she can grow and cultivate herself on land she pays to rent. photo: ezra millstein/mercy corps

Hunger solutions: There's more in the mix than food

Three potential famines are looming in South Sudan, Nigeria and Yemen. Hear what is driving an increase in hunger around the world and what Mercy Corps is doing to address these challenges.

Two woman in front of a building with a large mural painted on it.

Lifting weights and spirits: How a women’s gym forged a friendship

The Syrian refugee crisis is complex and full of challenges. But Lena and Leila's story is proof of one thing we know for certain: bringing refugees and their neighbors together can transform entire communities for good.