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Q&A: How bread is helping families survive in Syria

Before the war in Syria, bread was a staple food for families there. Now, after more than five years of conflict, it's a lifeline. Find out how we're getting this critical food to war-torn communities, and helping Syrians feed their families.
A boy wearing a black hooded sweatshirt holds bread in Syria

In Yemen, one family’s fight against cholera

When Abdullah’s 7-year-old daughter Nehan fell ill with cholera, he brought her to a local Mercy Corps-supported health clinic. As one family fights this disease, millions of others in Yemen are suffering amidst a massive humanitarian crisis.
Abdullah sits with his 7-year-old daughter Nehan as she receives treatment for cholera at a Mercy Corps-supported health clinic in Yemen. More than 1 million cholera cases have been reported since April 2017. Photo: Ezra Millstein/Mercy Corps
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