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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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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.

“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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October 20, 2025

“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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How communities are adapting—and thriving—in a changing climate

From Nigeria to Nepal, Mercy Corps’ Climate: Possible campaign supports bold solutions for communities affected by climate change.

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Growing peace, one coffee farm at a time

In Colombia, farmers are planting more secure futures for their own communities by shifting to legal crops and acquiring land titles to their properties.

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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…

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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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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.

August 31, 2025

MSN: Warren Buffett’s Son Battles Colombia’s Booming Cocaine Trade

Originally published in the Wall Street Journal: ‘We’re trying to chip away at it,’ Howard Buffett says, describing the...

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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...

October 31, 2025

Sudan INGO Forum Condemns Attacks on Humanitarian and Healthcare Workers

International non-governmental organizations working in Sudan are deeply saddened and shocked by the tragic loss of five...

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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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Cash assistance is critical for communities recovering from crises

Following the devastation of the explosion in Beirut, Mercy Corps Lebanon provided cash grants to small businesses struggling through another setback.

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Coffee connection: Farmers ship their beans directly to customers

Mercy Corps Ventures invested in and currently supports Vega Coffee, whose direct-to-consumer model provides fair pay to farming communities.

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Aid for all in the Ukraine crisis

Mercy Corps CEO Tjada D'Oyen McKenna discusses our emergency aid response on the “Masters of Scale” podcast.

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Scroll and share: The role of social media on conflicts

Mercy Corps’ research teams examine how peacebuilding efforts need to include a digital lens in a report on the weaponization of social media.

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February 25, 2022

A humanitarian catastrophe looms in Ukraine

Mercy Corps is mobilizing a team to the region to assess where help is most needed.

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February 23, 2022

On International Women’s Day—and every day—women lead

In a year of relentless change, women not only adapted—they innovated. Here are five stories of women creating positive change in an uncertain world.

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November 05, 2024

World Economic Forum: Beyond Promises: Why COP29 Must Secure a $1trn Climate Finance Goal for Global Action

The impacts of climate change are undeniable, as shown by the devastation caused by floods in Spain , deadly hurricanes...

November 01, 2024

Devex: The Best - and Worst - Primes. Subs Rank the Indurstry's Biggest Players

Territorial, unethical, and predatory; reliable, cooperative, and respectful. Those were just a few of the words sub...

October 29, 2024

The Associated Press: Middle East latest: Hezbollah Picks a New Leader and Israel Bombs Southern Lebanon

Analysis from a humanitarian group working in Lebanon forecasts two scenarios in its report on the Hezbollah-Israel...

October 29, 2024

NPR: An Israeli Airstrike in North Gaza Killed Dozens of People, as Parliament Bans UNRWA

An Israeli airstrike on a building in northern Gaza overnight killed at least 60 Palestinians and wounded more...

October 22, 2024

MyLondon: Exactly Where You Shouldn't Buy a House in London According to Climate Change Expert

The planet is increasingly feeling the impacts of global warming as temperatures continue to rise. 2023 was the hottest...

October 17, 2024

The New Humanitarian: Inklings: Why Big NGOs are Asking to be Held Accountable

Hold us accountable, (some) NGOs say : Here’s something you don’t see often in the self-marking world of international...

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U.S. Budget Cuts Threaten Global Poverty Reduction Efforts

Mercy Corps Vice-President of Global Policy and Advocacy, Kate Phillips-Barrasso, responds to FY2024 funding agreement...

Aid Groups Call on European Leaders to Urgently Prioritize Forgotten Crises in East and Central Africa

Aid Groups Call on European Leaders to Urgently Prioritize Forgotten Crises in East and Central Africa, Enhance...

Famine Imminent in Northern Gaza as Extent of Starvation Revealed

Over 1 million people are starving across the Gaza Strip as the weaponization of hunger continues New IPC acute food...

“The Days of People in Haiti Are Numbered”: Voices from Haiti Amid Spiraling Violence and Humanitarian Catastrophe

Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry’s announced resignation amid escalating gang violence and lawlessness underscores...

NGOs Issue a Fervent Plea for the Cessation of Hostilities in Southern Lebanon Amid Growing Humanitarian Needs

The Lebanon Humanitarian INGO Forum, made up of 66 international non-governmental organizations including Mercy Corps...

“Haiti Will Go Hungry Soon”: With Port Overtaken by Gangs, Port-au-Prince Descends Further Into Total Chaos and Lawlessness

Mercy Corps is deeply alarmed by the escalating violence and chaos unfolding in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, as a gang...

Recent research

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February 22, 2023

A Household Loan Program for the Adoption of Water Saving Technologies in Jordan

This report summarizes key findings from analysis of the Water Innovation Technologies Program’s Household Loan Program performance and economics and the main results from the economic evaluation.

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February 10, 2023

Delivering Impact at Scale

Mercy Corps Ventures annual impact report explores the newest companies in their portfolio, key trends to watch, and impact around the globe.

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January 18, 2023

Meeting Immediate Needs and Protecting Development Gains

Mercy Corps Ethiopia’s 2022 drought response in the Somali region shows the benefits of timely crisis response embedded in development programs to support market development and build resilience.

Two people working on a water system.

October 21, 2022

Water Innovations Technologies

Explore research from Mercy Corps’ seminal market-based program in Jordan to improve water use efficiency in the agricultural sector, in communities, and in households.

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September 29, 2022

Informal Social Protection Networks and Resilience in Conflict-affected Contexts

This brief synthesizes findings from studies in South Sudan and Yemen, offering key lessons and recommendations for aid actors to better account for and help strengthen informal support networks.

Wheat growing in a field outside al-hasakah.

September 21, 2022

The Russian-Ukrainian Conflict and Its Food Security Implications in Northwest Syria

A Mercy Corps report finds that ripple effects from the conflict in Ukraine have exacerbated food insecurity in Northwest Syria.

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