News Releases & Alerts

1 Jun 2021
News Alert: Hurricane Season Could Delay COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout, Further Worsen Pandemic’s Economic Fallout
As the Atlantic hurricane season officially begins, Mercy Corps warns that hurricanes could disrupt or severely delay...
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27 May 2021
News Alert: 600,000 Flee as New Volcanic Activity Threatens Goma, DRC
Following a partial evacuation order for Goma, DRC in the early hours of Thursday 27 May, the global organization Mercy...
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20 May 2021
Joint NGO CEO letter on Palestine to Secretary Blinken and Ambassador Power
Dear Secretary Blinken and Administrator Power: We, the undersigned Chief Executives of 12 humanitarian organizations...
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19 May 2021
Mercy Corps Publishes External Investigation Examining Abuse Committed by Late Co-Founder
Portland, Ore -- Mercy Corps today published the report of an independent investigation to determine the extent of the...
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17 May 2021
Mercy Corps Calls for an Immediate Ceasefire in Israel-Palestinian crisis
As the Israel-Palestinian crisis marked its deadliest day in the week-long conflict so far, Sasha Muench, Palestine...
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12 May 2021
Statement on Escalating Violence in the West Bank, Gaza and Israel
As violence escalates in the West Bank, Gaza and Israel, Sasha Muench, Palestine Director for Mercy Corps says: “We’re...
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