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Gaza is starving

Civilians including 60,000 children urgently need aid to prevent mass starvation.

Kenyan woman cooking outside.

When aid disappears: The human cost of foreign aid cuts

01 April 2025

What happens when the emergency aid to communities facing hunger, war, extreme weather, and disaster abruptly stops?

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Lourdes walks to school in the company of younger classmates in timor leste

Life of a girl: Solar power lights the way for Lourdes

Follow 15-year-old Lourdes through her day, and find out how Mercy Corps' clean energy program is helping her find time for her schoolwork among her other household responsibilities.

People navigate floodwaters after cyclone nargis in 2008. recent flooding in myanmar has affected at least 250,000 people. photo: jacqueline m. koch for mercy corps

Preparing emergency relief after severe flooding

Monsoon rains have triggered severe flooding across Myanmar, affecting 250,000 people. Our team on the ground is preparing to distribute emergency relief to families in need.

Justine stands in the doorway of her small wooden home, which is the only source of light for the tiny space built on lava rock. she and her family are grateful for the mercy corps tap stand across the street that brings clean water close to their home. photo: liz hummer/mercy corps

How much water in a day?

The search for water is a backbreaking ordeal in Goma. Why? See how we've brought clean water within reach — and how women like Justine use the vital resource every day.

A girl and boy next to a large white water tank at a refugee camp in jordan

Q&A: What you need to know about water scarcity in Jordan

Water is alarmingly scarce in Jordan. We spoke with a Mercy Corps water engineer about how his team is working to fix the problem and ensure that Jordanians and Syrian refugees have access to clean water.

Mohamed in a small shop

The long journey home for Somalia refugees

Many refugees of the Somali civil war never thought they’d be able to return. Follow one man’s journey and learn how we’re helping Somali refugees in Kenya find their way back home.

Syrian refugees have few options to support themselves, making it difficult to purchase even the most basic necessities, like food. mercy corps distributes essential supplies to help vulnerable families meet their basic needs. photo: sumaya agha for mercy corps

What do refugees need after leaving everything behind?

People who escape the war in Syria leave nearly empty-handed and now have few options to support themselves. See some of the items we provide to help them maintain their new life.