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Rebuilding in Ukraine: Displaced communities on the path to recovery
Mercy Corps provides a continuum of support to Ukrainian families and small businesses by meeting urgent and ongoing needs.
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In Meulaboh, Indonesia, local fisherman clear boats and debris inland in the weeks after the devastating earthquake and tsunami in 2004.
Recovery and resilience: 20 years after the Indian Ocean tsunami
Through collaborations with communities, Mercy Corps is supporting locally led disaster preparedness in the wake of the 2004 earthquake and tsunami.
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Children line up to wash their hands before eating lunch at school in Maubisse Villa, Timor-Leste.
Community connection: Top 10 photos of 2024
Our Director of Global Photography shares the stories behind the photos highlighting participant stories and Mercy Corps’ work around the world.
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In Northwest Syria, Mercy Corps teams provide water and hygiene support to an encampment for people forced from their homes by violence.
A new chapter begins for communities in Syria
After the fall of the Syrian government, humanitarian needs remain at crisis levels.
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Herders and farmers fill jerrycans from a water point installed by Mercy Corps.
Clean water brings peace between herders and farmers in Nigeria
After years of tension, improved water access eases conflict between communities in Adamawa State.
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How can individuals make a difference when challenges are so big?
At the close of a year defined by crisis, we’re focused on what we can do—together—to help communities across the globe shape a brighter future.
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From the press room

January 06, 2025
Massacre Upon Massacre: Haiti’s Bleak Spiral Into a Failed State
A fresh injection of about 150 foreign officers arrived in Haiti this weekend to bolster an international security force charged with taking on the powerful…
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January 20, 2025
U.S. Withdrawal from Paris Agreement Puts World’s Most Vulnerable Communities at Greater Risk
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January 15, 2025
Ceasefire in Gaza Must Propel Urgent Humanitarian Action 
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Mercy Corps is a global team of humanitarians working together on the front lines of crisis, disaster, poverty, and climate change to create a world where everyone can prosper. Beyond delivering aid to meet urgent needs, we develop long-term solutions to make lasting change possible.

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What we do

In over 40 countries, we work with local changemakers, global innovators, and people most affected by crises to help fragile communities break the cycle of poverty, rebuild after disaster, and forge new paths to prosperity in the face of injustice, instability, and climate change.

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