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Digital tools help restore rangelands and adapt to a changing climate

Communities in Kenya partnered with Mercy Corps and Cisco to spark collaboration and innovation in the wake of extreme weather challenges.

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Gaza is starving: Our team grapples with an escalating hunger crisis

Without immediate action to reopen border crossings and release of lifesaving supplies, the consequences for 2.3 million people in Gaza will be catastrophic.

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Myanmar earthquake: Mercy Corps’ response as urgent needs soar

Millions need critical assistance in the wake of a magnitude 7.7 earthquake that struck Mandalay.

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Sudan Crisis: Why the hunger disaster is surging and what can be done to help

Two years of unrelenting conflict has pushed over 30 million people—two-thirds of the population—into dire need for humanitarian assistance.

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When aid disappears: The human cost of foreign aid cuts

What happens when the emergency aid to communities facing hunger, war, extreme weather, and disaster abruptly stops?

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Breaking barriers for a better future on International Women's Day

Join us in honoring women who are leading the way to build resilience and a better future for all.

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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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AP: Children die as USAID aid cuts snap a lifeline for the world’s most malnourished

Infant twins suffered from malnutrition in Nigeria. One died shortly after the Trump administration sharply cut funding...

ABC News: Gaza's Entire Population Faces 'Critical' Levels of Hunger: Report

Mercy Corps’ Kate Phillips-Barrasso discusses the report, which found that Gaza's 2.1 million residents will face a...

Politico: Empty Ambassador Posts Alarm Natsec Vets

The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization is again warning that there is an imminent risk of famine in the...

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Mercy Corps Calls for Scaled, Safe, and Dignified Humanitarian Access in Gaza

As limited aid distribution in Gaza fuels chaos and the breakdown of civil order, Mercy Corps urgently reiterates its...

116 Aid Organizations Call for Immediate Action to Pull Yemen Back from the Brink of Catastrophe

As leaders gather tomorrow for the seventh Humanitarian Senior Officials Meeting (SOM VII), UN agencies and...

Gaza’s Food System Collapses Under Blockade as Hunger Reaches New Extremes

A new Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) report released today confirms the worst fears of humanitarian...

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Josh DeWald

Josh leads Mercy Corps’ Evidence & Learning Unit, which coordinates the organisation’s strategic “evidence driven commitment,” focused on using data, evidence, and analytics to improve programmes, scale what works, and influence others. In this role, he coordinates teams focused on monitoring

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Latin America and The Caribbean Regional Director

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Recent articles

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Fighting the impact of climate change one radio show at a time

In an effort to better cope with the effects of climate change, Wajir found a simple solution — a community radio.

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Rebuilding Indonesian communities with the help of Airbnb's Open Homes Initiative

In partnership with Airbnb, our team was able to access lodging for 26 field team members responding to disasters in Indonesia.

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Stories from Yemen: Worried mothers, sick children and the community health workers helping them

Community health workers play a critical role in Yemen as the country continues to face humanitarian, economic and political crises resulting from years of ongoing conflict. Read more about how and who they're helping.

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"There is still a humanitarian need at an incredibly large scale": Q&A with the deputy country director for Syria

We're still at the front lines of the crisis in Syria. Learn more in this interview with our Deputy Country Director Made Ferguson, who shares his on-the-ground perspective on the current situation.

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We asked refugees: What did you bring with you?

Many Syrian refugees fled with only seconds to grab what matters to them most. These personal items are now bittersweet symbols of home and hope.

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"When suffering time comes, we have to suffer": Coping with hunger in Niger

There’s no easy way to solve the problems that hunger brings to Halima and families like hers. With each passing day, a new challenge arises. Mercy Corps is helping address those challenges.

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December 24, 2023

BBC News: Biden Discusses Gaza with Netanyahu

Mercy Corps Regional Policy and Advocacy Senior Advisor, Arwa Mhanna, was interviewed on the BBC News Radio Weekend...

December 22, 2023

Daily Mail: Hamas Tunnels in Gaza's 'Elite Quarter' are Wiped Out in Huge Fireball

Israeli special forces claim to have destroyed a large network of strategic underground tunnels operated by Hamas in...

December 22, 2023

The Guardian : Israel Widens Gaza Offensive - As it Happened

Mercy Corps Vice President of Policy and Advocacy, Kate Phillips-Barrasso, is quoted in The Guardian live update on the...

December 22, 2023

Axios: UN Security Council Calls for Aid Boost to Gaza as Conditions Rapidly Deteriorate

The UN Security Council on Friday approved a resolution calling for "urgent steps" to be taken to immediately allow...

December 21, 2023

PBS NewsHour: UN Security Council Moves Toward Vote on Gaza Humanitarian Aid

The United States, key allies and Arab nations engaged in high-level diplomacy Thursday in hopes of avoiding another U.S...

December 21, 2023

The New York Times: The Security Council has Struggled for Days to Bring the Gaza Resolution to a Vote

After furious last-minute negotiations, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations said on Thursday night that the United...

Recent press releases

BottleDrop Announces Fundraising Campaign to Support Mercy Corps’ Ukraine Relief Efforts

T he BottleDrop Emergency Fund will match $25,000 of OR 10-cent container and BottleDrop account donations to support...

Mercy Corps Launches $1M Fund to Test Blockchain Solutions for Financial Inclusion

Up to ten startups will receive support for pilot projects. Portland, OR - Mercy Corps is launching a new Crypto for...

“A Deep and Devastating Impact on Civilians”: Mercy Corps CEO Tjada D’Oyen McKenna Highlights Rapidly Escalating Humanitarian Crisis at UN Flash Appeal for Ukraine

Speaking on behalf of the broader INGO community at the United Nation’s $1.7B Flash Appeal for Ukraine, Mercy Corps CEO...

February 28, 2022

IPCC Report Rings Alarm on Urgent Need for Climate Adaptation

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) today released its sixth report analyzing the world’s ability to...

February 23, 2022

News Alert: Humanitarian Catastrophe in Ukraine a Devastating Possibility as Conflict Escalates

The global organization Mercy Corps warns that as conflict escalates, a humanitarian and displacement catastrophe in...

February 23, 2022

New Kenyan Microwork Pilot Demonstrates Power to Drive Financial Inclusion

Stablecoins for remittances, payments and commerce means that young people can generate income and participate in the...

Recent research

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September 28, 2016

Building an Empowered Karamoja: STRESS

Mercy Corps and their partners deepened their understanding of vulnerability and resilience in Karamoja and identified a set of resilience capacities.

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September 15, 2016

An Ounce of Prevention

Why increasing investment in conflict prevention is worth more than a "pound of cure" in addressing the displacement crises.

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August 29, 2016

Urban Resilience Measurement

Mercy Corps recently developed a training curriculum and approach guide on urban resilience measurement. It was developed at the request of USAID/RDMA to provide them with technical support and funded by a grant from Food Security Network/TOPS program.

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Strategic Resilience Assessment in Niger

Mercy Corps digs deeper to better understand the complex systems that support food security in the Sahel's fastest-growing country.

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PAHAL Program: Strategic Resilience Assessment Report

Nepal Report on Promoting Agriculture, Health and Alternative Livelihoods

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Motivations and Empty Promises: Voices of Former Boko Haram Combatants and Nigerian Youth

New Mercy Corps research investigates key motives for youth to join Boko Haram.

Tenders

Request for Bid REF# MCK-GRS-WTR WRKS-025-017/018/019 for Water Works and Irrigation Development Projects in Garissa County - Kenya.

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Garissa

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Kenya

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May 29, 2025, 3:30pm to Jun 9, 2025, 5:00pm

Request for Bid REF# MCK-WJR-WTR WRKS-025-014/015/016 for Water Works and Irrigation Development Projects in Wajir County - Kenya.

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Wajir

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Kenya

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May 29, 2025, 3:13pm to Jun 9, 2025, 5:00pm

Intent to Bid REF# GRD/SERV/PR150235 for Enhancing Community Resilience Project in Sudan.

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GEDAREF

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Sudan

Open date

May 21, 2025, 2:45pm to Jun 14, 2025, 5:00pm

Intent to Bid REF# GRD/SERV/PR147350 for Implementing a Hygiene Promotion Initiative in Five Locations within Gedaref State - Sudan.

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GEDAREF

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Sudan

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May 21, 2025, 1:56pm to May 31, 2025, 5:00pm

Intent to Bid REF# GRD/SERV/PR149921 Qualified Entity to Operate 320 Safe Spaces for Women and Girls in Gedaref State - North Sudan.

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Sudan

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May 15, 2025, 11:52am to May 31, 2025, 5:00pm

(Re-advertised) Intent to Bid REF# PR147546 Operating 16 Women & Girls Safe Spaces (WGSS) - Sudan.

Tendering office

GEDAREF

Country of destination

Sudan

Open date

May 5, 2025, 11:48am to May 31, 2025, 5:00pm