Iraq
The road to a new Iraq is fraught with challenges, including sectarian violence, widespread displacement and insecurity. Education, basic services and unity are the building blocks.
Ongoing violence has forced millions of Iraqis to leave their homes and communities. Mercy Corps is providing emergency humanitarian supplies such as drinking water, blankets, cooking stoves and kerosene. We’re also helping those most vulnerable, particularly people with disabilities and families with school-age children. We’re helping thousands of Iraqi children keep learning, restoring a measure of normalcy amid extremely difficult conditions and offering a path toward greater opportunity.
Kirkuk Women Are Building Peace ›
Mercy Corps is training women in Kirkuk, Iraq to become leaders and work cooperatively against violence and hatred.
Blog Post: Celebrating peace in Khanaqin ›
Children from Khanaqin released white doves and read a famous poem before a football match celebrating Peace Day.
One Table: Before it was like I was blind ›
Since 2005, our Women’s Inclusion Program in Basera, Iraq has helped roughly 20,000 women develop basic literacy skills and learn about human and women’s rights.
Blog Post: U.S. ambassador visits women's peace-building program in Iraq ›
Last Wednesday, U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Christopher Hill met with six participants of a Mercy Corps program that empowers women as peace-builders.
Blog Post: Empowering Iraqis with disabilities ›
Last week, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki attended the second national conference of the Iraqi Alliance for Disability Organizations, which Mercy Corps helped create.
Blog Post: My meeting with Vice President Biden ›
Last Friday, I participated in a small roundtable discussion with Vice President Biden, General Odierno, two ambassadors and a Sheikh to discuss reconciliation in Iraq.
Blog Post: Getting to "yes" in Iraq ›
Iraqis are celebrating on the streets as the U.S. withdraws its troops from the major urban areas of Iraq, but the fresh violence in Kirkuk serves as a sober reminder of a fragile security condition.
Blog Post: Ned Lamont calls out Mercy Corps' work on The Huffington Post ›
Blog Post: From Kansas to Cairo ›
Listening to President Obama's speech in Cairo yesterday, I was struck by how many themes resonated with what Mercy Corps is doing in the Middle East.
Resolving Conflict Peacefully ›
We are teaching conflict resolution to people in Iraq; peace-building is a vital aspect of Mercy Corps’ work to create a more secure world.
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