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The ceasefire is a critical step but now we must urgently surge the immediate, consistent, and safe delivery of life-saving aid.

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November 07, 2025

After a year of uncertainty, what’s next is up to all of us

Stories of impact from 2025 show how we’re working, innovating, and partnering to make a difference against all odds.

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The facts: The crisis in Sudan

Violence in Sudan has deepened humanitarian needs nationwide. Learn more about how the conflict is affecting people in the country.

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October 31, 2025

Hurricane Melissa relief: What Mercy Corps is doing and how you can help

Our teams in Haiti and Jamaica are already on the ground supporting local partners and authorities to meet urgent needs.

Mercy Corps CEO, Tjada D’Oyen McKenna, joined host Bob Safian on ”Masters of Scale: Rapid Response” podcast to discuss the fallout from cuts to foreign aid.

October 30, 2025

“Unprecedented need”: Mercy Corps forges ahead amid foreign aid cuts

Tjada D’Oyen McKenna appears on “Masters of Scale: Rapid Response” podcast, reflecting on building partnerships and innovations to continue reaching communities in crisis.

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“Everything is needed” Critical aid must reach Gaza as winter looms

While a fragile ceasefire takes hold, people still face grave danger. Aid organizations are in a race against starvation and the approaching winter weather.

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October 06, 2025

Two years of devastation in Gaza felt across every community

At least 1.9 million people across the Gaza Strip have been forced from their homes in one of the world’s worst man-made humanitarian crises.

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January 29, 2024

Can Famine Be Averted in Gaza?

Mercy Corps CEO Tjada D'Oyen McKenna was interviewed on this episode of Global Dispatches about the organization's presence in Gaza, the food insecurity…

Read more AT GLOBAL DISPATCHES

January 11, 2024

Time is Running Out for Thousands More as Threat of Famine Escalates in Gaza

January 18, 2024

From Breadbasket to Battlefield: Conflict Ravages Sudan, Spreads to Critical Food Producing Regions

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November 07, 2025

CBS News: The plight of Sudanese civilians as war rages on

Despite a U.S. campaign for peace, the Sudan civil war is raging on. Katy Crosby, senior director of U.S. policy and...

October 14, 2025

CBS News: Israel limits Gaza aid amid dispute over return of hostage remains

In a potentially alarming sign for the newly-signed peace deal, Israel has opted not to reopen a key passage for...

October 10, 2025

ABC News: What aid organizations say is needed in Gaza amid Israel-Hamas ceasefire plan

Aid groups say Gaza is in high demand for food and medical supplies.

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November 06, 2025

From Pledges to Action: The Case for Tripling Adaptation Finance at COP30

Statement by David Nicholson, Mercy Corps Chief Climate Officer "As over 50 heads of state and government begin to...

November 04, 2025

Trapped or Missing After El-Fasher's Fall: Sudanese Civilians Face Atrocities After Months of Siege and Starvation

After more than 500 days under siege, the city of El-Fasher, Sudan, has now fallen, leaving civilians who had already...

October 31, 2025

Mercy Corps Warns of Escalating Health Emergency Following Hurricane Melissa in Jamaica and Haiti

Mercy Corps is urgently warning of a public health crisis following the devastating impact of Hurricane Melissa on...

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Josh DeWald

Josh DeWald leads the Technical Support, Evidence, and Program Quality (or TEQ) Unit, which works in partnership with program, country, regional, and global counterparts to support program impact at scale. TEQ contains teams focused on sectoral and cross-cutting technical support; program management

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Devex: Facebook's digital currency Libra: Why nonprofits are joining

SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook, together with 27 partners ranging from Visa to Mercy Corps, has unveiled a new global currency...

The Guardian: Libra: Facebook launches cryptocurrency in bid to shake up global finance

Facebook has announced a digital currency called Libra that will allow its billions of users to make financial...

NBC News: Facebook to launch digital currency, Libra, in effort to create new global payment system

SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook is going into the banking business. The social networking company on Tuesday said it plans to...

Portland's KGW: Mercy Corps one of first to use Facebook's new cryptocurrency

PORTLAND, Ore. — Portland-based Mercy Corps has signed on to be one of the global nonprofits who will help manage...

The New Humanitarian: A loan, not a gift: Merging business and aid in Afghanistan

Bost University Hospital is only a half-hour drive from Taliban-controlled territory in Afghanistan’s restive Helmand...

The New York Times: Roads, Smoke and Microsavings

On this year’s win-a-trip journey, Nick Kristof and I spent eight days visiting clinics and homes, exploring schools and...

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