News Releases & Alerts

Dec 22 2022
Authorities Cut Off Economic Lifelines by Banning Education for Women in Afghanistan as Families Struggle to put a Single Meal on the Table
Yesterday’s announcement excluding women from universities across Afghanistan will further hinder efforts to rebuild a...
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Dec 21 2022
Humanitarian Energy PLC (HumEn) Acquires Ethiopia's First Commercial Mini-grid License to Serve Refugee and Host Communities in Sheder, Somali Regional State
The Ethiopia Petroleum and Energy Authority (PEA) has granted the country's first commercial mini-grid license under its...
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Dec 13 2022
Somalia has Avoided Famine, but Nearly 8.3 Million People are on the Verge of Starvation
Nearly 8.3 million people are waking up without enough to eat. According to new data from the Integrated Food Security...
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Dec 9 2022
Mercy Corps Applauds UN Security Council for Passing Groundbreaking Humanitarian Safeguard
Today, the UN Security Council approved a resolution establishing a humanitarian “carve out” across all sanctions...
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Dec 5 2022
News Alert: Ukraine Could Face Power Grid Collapse by Christmas, Plunging Millions into a Freezing Humanitarian Catastrophe
Roughly 50% of Ukrainian energy infrastructure has reportedly experienced significant damage following large-scale...
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Nov 22 2022
News Alert: 10,000 Displaced by Indonesia Earthquake, Mercy Corps Initiates Emergency Response
Mercy Corps Indonesia is initiating a rapid response to the 5.6 magnitude earthquake that struck West Java, Indonesia on...
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