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Syrian refugees: A new home full of warmth and laughter
Meet one family who finally has protection from freezing temperatures thanks to Mercy Corps’ winterization project in northern Jordan.
Mali: Fighting cuts off food and humanitarian access
Vendors have fled and markets have almost entirely shut down in northern Mali. Our teams warn that families already struggling through a hunger crisis will run out of food unless access is restored to the embattled region.
Indonesia: Reaching families displaced by massive floods
Our teams distributed emergency supplies as flooding washed through Indonesia’s capital, Jakarta, last month and submerged thousands of homes.
At last month’s annual meeting of the World Economic Forum, leaders focused on how to better prepare for and minimize disasters of the future. In Haiti, we’ve been investing in communities to do just that.
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