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Mercy Corps believes that responses to emergencies and development must, at their core, focus on strengthening the bonds between the public, private and civic sectors. Our approach aims to build and improve societal relations based on the principles of peaceful coexistence, accountability and participation.

Blog Post: Connecting Sudan's displaced ›

Country: Sudan

War-torn communities are finding a voice in the most unlikely of places, thanks to new Information and Communication Technology across southern Sudan and the Three Areas.

Blog Post: The Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction — Day 5 ›

Today, at the last day of the Platform, I took advantage of a fascinating early session to understand what is being done about legal frameworks for disaster response.

Blog Post: It's time for the U.S. to ratify core UN conventions ›

The U.S. should leverage membership on the UN Human Rights Council to renew its effective role in making human rights in the interest of every country — including ours.

Recycled Life ›

Country: Indonesia

Darpi, a 56-year-old woman who’s been living in Jakarta's Penjaringan slum since the mid-1970s, is proof that things can improve.

Blog Post: From Kansas to Cairo ›

Country: Iraq

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.

Blog Post: Not your typical cultural exchange ›

Country: United States

Last week, Mercy Corps partnered with the All China Youth Federation (ACYF) to support a week-long program on social entrepreneurship and innovation.

Blog Post: When democracy doesn't photograph well ›

Country: Kosovo

Many of the stories sent in from our field offices have to do with meetings. Sometimes I honestly don’t know how to turn them into something that anyone but development professionals would want to read.

Taking Charge of the Recovery ›

Country: Myanmar

In Jeremy Barnicle's four years at Mercy Corps, he often heard colleagues talk about "community mobilization" as something central to our approach in the field, but never really understood it — until Kan Bet.

Faces of the Gobi ›

Country: Mongolia

Here are some of the people and landscapes we encountered on a two-week, 1,600 mile journey over Mongolia's deserts, mountains and steppes.

Cementing a Fragile Peace ›

Country: Sudan

In one of the world's most troubled countries, Mercy Corps is sustaining Darfuris displaced by the conflict while strengthening the fragile peace between north and south in the places considered most critical to lasting tranquility.

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