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Imagine having just minutes to take what you could from your home before fleeing from disaster or war. This is the reality for millions of displaced families, who languish in overcrowded camps or lonely city streets with no idea when — or if — they can return home. Mercy Corps helps these families with basic supplies and shelter, temporary jobs, makeshift classrooms and preparation for a hoped-for return.

Blog Post: Helping kids displaced in Pakistan ›

Country: Pakistan

Mercy Corps has begun providing sports and social activities to 1,200 displaced school-age children in Pakistan.

Blog Post: Meeting with Obama envoy on Pakistan ›

Country: Pakistan

Earlier today I was among representatives of seven members of Interaction who met with President Obama's special representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Blog Post: Rising temperatures exacerbate displacement crisis ›

Country: Pakistan

Our team reports that the coming days will bring searing temperatures to areas heavily populated by displaced Pakistani families.

Blog Post: The human story of suffering is emerging from Pakistan... ›

Country: Pakistan

The human story of suffering is slowly emerging from the stories collected from hundreds of displaced people.

Blog Post: Taking steps to help pregnant women ›

Country: Pakistan

We're taking steps to help some of the estimated 70,000 pregnant women who've been displaced by the current fighting in Pakistan.

Blog Post: IDP crisis worsens by the day ›

Country: Pakistan

The news coming in is not good. Thousands of internally displaced people (IDPs) are still pouring out of parts of northern Pakistan where fighting is continuing between Taliban militants and military forces.

Blog Post: Response team begins distributing cash vouchers ›

Country: Pakistan

Today our team in Mardan began distributing cash vouchers to families affected by the violence in Pakistan. The vouchers are redeemable for a $45 check that can be cashed at numerous local banks.

Sri Lanka's displaced grows to 265,000 ›

Country: Sri Lanka

In the country's north, our team is taking steps to help families uprooted to the Vavuniya district, home to the highest concentration of displacement camps.

Blog Post: Photo of the Day ›

Country: Uganda

Maybe it’s a five-page article in the New York Times or a three-minute clip on CNN. But sometimes, all it takes to remember why we’re doing this is a single photograph.

Photo Essay: Delivering aid to families in Pakistan ›

Country: Pakistan

Mercy Corps field teams distributed 808 emergency supply kits in one day to families recently displaced from fighting in the Swat valley.

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