News Releases & Alerts

Window of opportunity to prevent famine in Somalia is closing, Principals of Inter-Agency Standing Committee warn
Somalia has reached a tipping point. The lives of hundreds of thousands of people are at immediate risk, according to...
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News Alert: As Famine Looms, Malnutrition and "Horror" Levels of Hunger Batter Millions in Somalia
As rains continue to fail in East Africa, over 7.8 million people in Somalia, nearly half of the country's population...
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News Alert: Mercy Corps Responds to Deadly Floods in Pakistan, Hundreds of Thousands Left Homeless
Unprecedented rainfall and flash flooding have left a trail of destruction across Pakistan, affecting 33 million people...
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News Alert: New Confirmed Case of Ebola in Democratic Republic of Congo
A year after the most recent outbreak was declared over, a new case of Ebola was confirmed in the city of Beni...
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News Alert: Haiti’s Spiraling Gang Violence Threatens to Cut Off Capital and Hamper Earthquake Recovery Efforts
Haiti’s worsening gang violence threatens to completely isolate Haiti's capital, Port-au-Prince, compounding challenges...
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News Alert: Afghanistan Faces 65% Increase in Acute Hunger Since 2021 as Global Food Crisis Deepens
One year since the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) assumed leadership in Afghanistan, over 20 million people –...
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