Access to affordable solar energy is powering change in Aïssatou’s community. Not only is she increasing her own income, ...

For more than two months, vital aid has been blocked from entering Gaza. Now, a new report shows the food system has collapsed, pushing the entire population to the brink of famine. The hunger crisis ...

Around the world, people are experiencing both the subtle and stark effects of climate change. Gradually shifting weather patterns, rising sea levels and more extreme weather events are devastating ...

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 ...

CATALYSE is Mercy Corps’ approach to mobilizing communities, developed and honed through years of research and practical experience that show that the most effective community mobilization efforts ...

COVID‑19 and efforts to contain it are exacerbating the underlying drivers of conflict which, left unchecked, have the potential to foment instability and violence in the future. A Clash of Contagions ...

Jordan is one of the most water-scarce countries in the world. With its population rapidly growing, the demand for water has increased and is straining the country’s already limited resources. The ...

Every year, Western donors deploy vast sums of development assistance to dampen the appeal, among the world’s youth, of militias, pirates and terrorists. But guided by little in the way of empirical ...

Cisco and Mercy Corps recently completed a five-year Technology for Impact partnership centered on delivering humanitarian aid and development assistance faster, better and to more people around the ...

Climate change affects people’s lives and livelihoods all over the world. The World Health Organization estimates that 3.6 billion people already live in areas impacted by climate change. Low-income ...

The COVID‑19 pandemic has been called the greatest public health challenge of our generation. For months, while millions of people have suffered and died from this deadly disease, the world has ...