Emergency response
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Photo: Miguel Samper for Mercy Corps
Life can change for millions of families in an instant: natural disasters can take loved ones and the outbreak of war drive families from their homes. When the unthinkable happens, Mercy Corps delivers rapid, lifesaving aid to hard-hit communities.
All stories about Emergency response
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Finding cost-effective strategies to prepare for and combat natural hazards October 13, 2010
Today is the International Day for Disaster Reduction, a day especially designated to promote a global culture of natural disaster risk reduction.
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Haiti: On the road, sharing good news about Haiti October 11, 2010
For the past two weeks or so, I’ve been on the road between New York and Washington, DC, attending meetings, conferences and learning events, as well as spending time with our partners and key Mercy Corps staff.
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Indonesia: Working in all levels for better disaster risk reduction initiatives October 11, 2010
This Wednesday — October 13 — is International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction. It's a day to focus on disaster preparedness and resilience.
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Uganda: Nineteen reasons to come home October 8, 2010
Even while she still lived in a displacement camp, Lalam Sande had 19 reminders of where she’d come from.
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Pakistan: A long way home October 6, 2010
I should have explained, but I didn’t. Phagal, thankfully, didn’t need an explanation.
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Indonesia: Recognition for our programs in West Sumatra October 1, 2010
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Indonesia: One year after the earthquake, a measure of relief September 29, 2010
Today, September 30 here in West Sumatra, Indonesia, brings remembrance of the earthquake a year ago that killed more than 1,000 people and affected the livelihoods of an estimated 1.25 million more.
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Haiti: Campaigning for a new Haiti September 28, 2010
Campaigning is starting to get underway in Haiti, two months before the Presidential election scheduled on November 28.
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Haiti: It's a privilege to own a tap-tap! September 19, 2010
It's been two months since I was last in Haiti.
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Pakistan: Biking to Bollywood September 17, 2010