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Crisis in Sudan:

Humanitarian needs in Sudan are at an all-time high as widespread violence continues. Mercy Corps has worked in Sudan since 2004.

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The facts: The crisis in Ukraine

August 24, 2022

A devastating conflict and humanitarian catastrophe is unfolding in Ukraine and in the region, costing and threatening lives and livelihoods, driving families apart, and causing mass displacement. Here’s what we know, and what we’re doing to help.

In wajir, kenya, amina abdi holds withered animal feed while heavy winds blow sand through her village.

The facts: Severe drought in the Horn of Africa

Across the region, Mercy Corps’ emergency response supports millions of people facing the threat of hunger due to the most dire conditions in decades.

In kwaya kusar, students plant seedlings as part of a climate change awareness program.

Planting the seed for climate action

Young people help build climate change awareness in rural communities with support from Mercy Corps Nigeria.

A person walking across dried earth.

A catastrophic forecast for the Horn of Africa

Mercy Corps supports communities through an unprecedented drought crisis that threatens hunger for millions across Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia.

A business owner standing in their store.

Cash assistance is critical for communities recovering from crises

Following the devastation of the explosion in Beirut, Mercy Corps Lebanon provided cash grants to small businesses struggling through another setback.

An image of rosario rodriguez, a second-generation coffee producer who helps lead her farmer co-op.

Coffee connection: Farmers ship their beans directly to customers

Mercy Corps Ventures invested in and currently supports Vega Coffee, whose direct-to-consumer model provides fair pay to farming communities.

Displaced people from ukraine at the polish border.

Aid for all in the Ukraine crisis

Mercy Corps CEO Tjada D'Oyen McKenna discusses our emergency aid response on the “Masters of Scale” podcast.