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Mercy Corps Prepares For Expansion of Serbia Program

Mercy Corps Belgrade prepares to expand its aid in response to the dramatic changes occurring in Serbia.

Georgia: 13.5 Million Grant Assists Communities in Georgia

Mercy Corps has been awarded a $13.5 million grant through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to improve social services and strengthen local communities in eastern Georgia.

North Korea: Aid Builds Bridges, Saves Lives in North Korea

Afghanistan: Field report from northern Afghanistan

According to our sources, this is the latest news from northern Afghanistan: 17 August: the front line was 20-23 kms west of Taloqan with a major advance by the Northern Alliance pushing the Taliban back. However, the Taliban re-attacked and fighting was said to be intense.

Mercy Corps Provides Stoves to 1,500 IDP Families in Eritrea, Warns of Deteriorating Conditions

Mercy Corps has purchased kerosene stoves, fuel cans and a one-month's supply of kerosene for immediate distribution to approximately 1,500 IDP (internally displaced person) families. The families are among the latest victims of the two-year-old episodic war between Eritrea and Ethiopia.

Mongolia: Mercy Corps Artist Visits New York

Mongolia: Credit Institution Launched in Mongolia

Goviin Ekhlel, a new non-bank financial institution offering credit to qualified borrowers in the Gobi region, had its official opening ceremony last Friday at the Chinggis Khaan Hotel in Ulaanbaator, the capital of Mongolia.

10,000 Trees in Flight to North Korea

A consortium of Oregon-based businesses, nonprofit organizations and a public agency have joined together in "Operation Appleseed," a humanitarian mission to assist hunger-stricken North Korea.