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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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Ariadna in a red dress holding the hand of a nearby adult

Tales of desperation: Venezuelans fleeing to Colombia

At any given moment, hundreds of men, women, children — entire families — are crossing from Venezuela into Colombia in search of a better life.

Mercy corps team members karla peña, right, and pardis barjesteh, comfort a crying stephanie, 27, after she received cash and a water filtration system from them. photo: angel valentin for mercy corps

8 months after Hurricane Maria, another hurricane season looms in Puerto Rico

Karla Peña, resilience program manager in Puerto Rico, shares how people are recovering from Hurricane Maria as they also prepare for the new hurricane season.

Woman dressed in dark yellow and red, standing near a body of water

Wild weather: How we're helping Kenyans fight climate change

Extreme climate-driven disasters including drought and flood have pummeled Kenya in recent years, leaving millions at risk of hunger. This is how we're helping communities build less fragile futures.

Perspectives: a humanitarian lens on global issues

Is global hunger a national security concern? It’s complicated.

The path to solving hunger starts with peace — not because of national security, but because it's the first way to help those who are hungry.

Woman with smiling baby in guatemala

The facts: Growing up hungry

More than 800 million people are hungry across the globe, and many of those people suffer from chronic malnutrition. Learn more about how malnutrition affects each stage of life, and what we're doing to help.

Grace, 29, harvests vegetables from her shared farm in uganda. last year she fled her home country of south sudan to escape violent conflict.

For a South Sudanese refugee, a place to put down roots

Conflict forced Grace and her family to leave everything behind. While she waits for an end to conflict so she can return to South Sudan, she's learning to grow produce that will help her support herself and her four children.