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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Afghanistan: Optimism is High; But Afghans Fear The Window of Opportunity is Closing November 19, 2003
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Tackling Natural Disasters in the Ferghana Valley October 16, 2003
[Editor's Note: This article originally appeared on the website of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs IRINnews
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Bosnia: A Fractured Country October 2, 2003
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Liberia: Peace, but Misery Still Pouring Down in Liberia September 2, 2003
[Editor's Note: This article originally appeared in the Edinburgh Evening News (Scotland) on August, 30 2003]
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Afghanistan: A Father Says Goodbye To Drugs August 27, 2003
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Liberia: Mercy Corps Office Proves to be a Calm in the Midst of Liberia's Storm August 18, 2003
The recent shelling of Monrovia by belligerent forces, sent thousands of Monrovians and foreign nationals running helter skelter in search of safe refuge wherever such was available.
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Liberia: Mercy Corps Launches Emergency Water Program July 11, 2003
In response to evidence of increased cases of cholera and other waterborne diseases, Mercy Corps is launching an emergency water supply program in Liberia to help victims of civil war cut off from clean water.
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Tajikistan: ECHO Disaster Preparedness Project April 15, 2003
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Pakistan: Diary of an Aid Worker April 11, 2003
Rachel Lieber is the Grants and Reports Manager in Mercy Corps' South Asia Regional Office in Islamabad, Pakistan. She has agreed to provide periodic updates about her work and life in Pakistan.
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Mercy Corps Responds to Hunger and Drought in Eritrea April 2, 2003
In five regions of northern Eritrea, Mercy Corps has begun to distribute critical food commodities to 150,000 drought-affected people.