Many are arriving in Herat, the main returnee hub, where overcrowded border facilities and transit centers are unable to keep pace. The spike in returnees threatens to overwhelm public infrastructure ...

Displaced, forced to flee, uprooted from all they had known. From Palestine to Ukraine and Myanmar to Sudan, more than 122.1 million people across the globe have been forced from their homes —the ...

Why is youth unemployment so high? According to a 2020 report from the International Labor Organization, a specialized agency of the United Nations, the global youth unemployment rate stands at ...

South Sudan should be a country full of hope eight years after gaining independence. Instead, it’s now in the grip of a massive humanitarian crisis. Political conflict, compounded by economic woes and ...

This report outlines the escalating threats to water access, health, and stability in Afghanistan’s capital. With aquifers nearing depletion, widespread contamination, and funding for WASH programming ...

At Mercy Corps Ventures, 2024 brought both remarkable advancements and urgent challenges in our collective response to climate change. It was a year that highlighted how innovative resilience-building ...

The effects of the hurricane — the worst storm to strike the island in over 80 years — caused as much as $94.4 billion in damages. About 80 percent of the island’s crop value was wiped out by Maria, ...

Sharing findings from research on Mercy Corps’ global programme adaptations during the COVID-19 pandemic and recommendations on how programmes can adapt to shocks that reduce access.

In May 2021, the center of Goma was narrowly spared as lava flows stopped short of engulfing the heart of the city during the Mt. Nyiragongo eruption in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Nestled ...

Mercy Corps has worked with local communities for over four decades to meet complex challenges with comprehensive, innovative solutions. From proactive and rapid emergency response to restorative ...

This report examines flooding impacts in Iraq, Syria, and Yemen. It details how conflict, urbanization, and poor infrastructure amplify flood risks, with approximately 1.5 million people at risk of ...