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Help Cyclone Survivors in Myanmar

Nearly 1.5 million people in Myanmar are "severely affected" by the most devastating cyclone to hit Asia since 1991, the UN says. Mercy Corps is accepting donations to help partners on the ground bring relief to affected families.

A U.S. official in Myanmar's capital said Wednesday that indications are the number of cyclone-related deaths could reach 100,000.

"Burma is a country that had great needs even before this emergency," says Mervyn Lee, who directs Mercy Corps' European office and who should arrive in Myanmar by Monday. "Now those needs are magnified immensely."

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Economic Development
A Mercy Kit for Mother's Day Breastfeeding rates may be at a 20-year high in the U.S., but they're alarmingly low in Jakarta, Indonesia. Our Breastfeeding Kit covers the cost to train a breastfeeding counselor at a neighborhood health clinic.
Guatemala Global Iraq
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Land and Opportunity
Guatemalan farmer

In Guatemala's fertile central highlands, Mercy Corps is helping resolve land conflicts between landlords and tenant farmers and helping newly landed families grow high-value crops on their soil.

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Global Food Crisis
Father and child

Spiraling food prices have forced Mercy Corps to cut back our food distributions to Iraqi refugee families — one of many ways the global food crisis is imperiling our ability to reach families in need.

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Responding in Iraq
Iraqi girl in classroom

With more families displaced and violence on the rise, we are calling for increased attention and resources to address the humanitarian situation in war-torn Iraq and neighboring countries.

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Hunger Stalks Globe as Aid Groups Forced to Cut
Reuters, May 2, 2008
Berkeley Man on Mission to Aid Disabled Iraqis
The San Francisco Chronicle, May 1, 2008
Region's Aid Groups Grappling With Global Food Crisis
Seattle Times, April 29, 2008
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