News Releases & Alerts

News Alert: Mercy Corps Warns of Catastrophic Outbreak as Yemen Confirms COVID-19 Cases

As Yemen today confirmed its first case of COVID-19, Mercy Corps calls on warring parties to agree to and extend the two...

Joint Statement by 59 Nongovernmental Organizations on the Announcement of a Temporary Ceasefire in Yemen

Over five years of brutal war in Yemen have left millions of Yemenis weakened by malnutrition and disease, and decimated...

Mercy Corps Launches Chief Executive Officer Search

Global organization seeks new leader to guide global team of humanitarians working on the frontlines of today’s biggest...

News Alert: COVID-19 Straining Afghanistan's Already Fragile Economy

Having already lived through decades of war, Afghanistan is now bracing for another battle against COVID-19. As the...

From Interim CEO Beth deHamel: Time is Running Out to Protect World’s Most Vulnerable

As confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus surpass more than a million today, time is running out to protect tens of...

News Alert: COVID-19's toll on Africa "could be like nothing we have seen before"

Although the COVID-19 crisis is yet to reach Africa at the levels being seen in Europe, we already know that due to the...