A call for ceasefire: Gaza crisis intensifies due to restrictions on humanitarian aid

The siege in Gaza must end to prevent continued civilian death, catastrophic hunger, and destruction in Palestine.

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Karla peña, mercy corps resilience program manager, and hector mujica, regional manager for google.org, in humacao, puerto rico. photo: christy delafield/mercy corps
July 12, 2018
Accelerating Puerto Rico’s economic recovery with Google volunteers
In partnership with Google, Mercy Corps is working in Puerto Rico to help small business owners — and the natural areas they rely on — recover from Hurricane Maria.
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Frederico, 36, builds clean cookstoves in a small business mercy corps supports on the island of timor-leste. “all disabled people have their own capacity, their own knowledge where they can do something,” he says. photo: ezra millstein/mercy corps
July 12, 2018
In Timor-Leste, clean cookstoves offer opportunity for all
Freddie works for a small clean cookstove company that just launched this year. Clean cookstoves are critical in Timor-Leste: On an island facing the full brunt of climate change, where most people cook over an open flame, they burn less fuel and produce less smoke.
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When oriana (right) and her daughter, joelbi, fled to colombia, they found themselves with both less and more than they bargained for: living under a bridge with a large, surrogate family of equally desperate venezuelan refugees.
July 11, 2018
Out of tragedy, a new family forms
When Oriana fled with her children to Colombia, she found herself with both less and more than she bargained for: living under a bridge with a large, surrogate family of equally desperate Venezuelan refugees. Here's her story.
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Perspectives: a humanitarian lens on global issues
June 29, 2018
What's at stake when children are detained
Exposure to toxic psychological stress puts young people at risk of a lifetime of mental health issues. Here’s what we can do about it.
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A syrian refugee uses her mobile phone to access digital banking services in jordan.
June 20, 2018
What happens now: Connecting refugees to critical information on their phones
Watch the video to experience the journey of a refugee and learn how our innovative information app helps them along the way.
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Ask an expert
June 18, 2018
Ask an expert: Innovative responses to the global refugee crisis
How can technology and other innovations help address the global refugee crisis? Hear from Mercy Corps experts to find out.
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