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Crisis in Ukraine:

Mercy Corps is on the ground in Ukraine, Romania, and Poland, working to meet the most urgent humanitarian needs in the region.

Women and children fleeing Ukraine at the Romania border.

Quick facts: The crisis in Ukraine

March 01, 2022

A devastating conflict and humanitarian catastrophe is unfolding in Ukraine and in the region, costing and threatening lives and livelihoods, driving families apart, and causing mass displacement. Here’s what we know, and what we’re doing to help.

a woman peers out from her shelter in a camp for displaced people in the desert outside mogadishu, somalia.

A look at the drought crisis in Somalia and Kenya

See how Mercy Corps is supporting communities to save lives during the severe drought emergency across the Horn of Africa.

Women and children fleeing ukraine at the romania border.

Quick facts: The crisis in Ukraine

The ongoing war has torn families apart and millions fled the country in search of safety. Countless more remain trapped without access to basic needs. Here’s what we know, and what we’re doing to help.

Two people walking towards temporary structures.

War in Ukraine threatens food security around the world

From Lebanon to the Horn of Africa, communities are struggling with food shortage and inflated prices while facing existing emergencies.

In wajir, kenya, amina abdi holds withered animal feed while heavy winds blow sand through her village.

Quick facts: Severe drought in the Horn of Africa

Across the region, Mercy Corps’ emergency response supports millions of people facing the threat of hunger due to the most dire conditions in decades.

In kwaya kusar, students plant seedlings as part of a climate change awareness program.

Planting the seed for climate action

Young people help build climate change awareness in rural communities with support from Mercy Corps Nigeria.

A person walking across dried earth.

A catastrophic forecast for the Horn of Africa

Mercy Corps supports communities through an unprecedented drought crisis that threatens hunger for millions across Ethiopia, Kenya, and Somalia.