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Gaza ceasefire

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

Displaced, yet determined

June 12, 2025

On this year's World Refugee Day, Mercy Corps shared stories of refugees on the path to self-reliance in Uganda.

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Two iraqi woman in discussion.

How do citizens build better government?

Mercy Corps' research study, Bridging the Gap, identifies the critical role that Civil Society Organizations play in fostering this development of good governance in a volatile post-conflict setting.

Nour leaves her tent in the refugee camp

Life as a refugee: Spend the day with Nour

From dawn to dusk, every hour with Nour, 13, and her family in Zaatari refugee camp shows the hardships millions of Syrians endure every day, three years since the war began — and the occasional joys they hang on to far from home.

A young boy and girl playing a board game

Toys bring smiles to Syrian refugee children

Ten young refugees in Zaatari camp talk about what it's like to grow up without their home and what keeps them looking forward.

Three young children smile at zaatari camp.

Syrian youth in their own words

Ten young refugees in Zaatari camp talk about what it's like to grow up without their home and what keeps them looking forward.

More than half a million syrian refugees are now living in jordan, already one of the world's driest countries. water shortages have reached emergency levels in some areas, where the supply is as low as 30 liters per person per day — one-tenth of what the average american uses. photo: cassandra nelson/mercy corps

Water scarcity and the Syrian refugee crisis

Jordan is running out of water. Our new report details the daily impact on families and provides key recommendations to help the millions in need.

Buildings and debris

December 04, 2013

Reflections on helping typhoon survivors in Tacloban

Emergency Program Manager Dewi Hanifah traveled to Tacloban in the first days after Typhoon Haiyan. Read about her experiences delivering aid in the aftermath of the disaster.