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February 2024 Newsletter
Ceasefire NOW
   
Ceasefire NOW
Mercy Corps and our humanitarian aid partners are calling for an immediate and permanent ceasefire in Gaza to bring an end to the humanitarian catastrophe. More than half a million people now face crisis-level hunger. We must massively increase humanitarian aid to avoid continued loss of civilian lives.
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Mercy Corps team member describes life in Rafah

Mercy Corps team member describes life in Rafah

Nasma (name changed for security purposes), a Mercy Corps staff member, describes what life is like for people in Rafah — struggling to find shelter with little food and water, amid communications blackouts, and waning hope.

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Op-Ed: Gaza will soon reach a tipping point

Op-Ed: Gaza will soon reach a tipping point

Mercy Corps CEO Tjada D’Oyen McKenna and other humanitarian organization leaders penned an op-ed in USA Today calling for an immediate ceasefire as Palestinians face mass starvation.

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Situation in northern Gaza grows more desperate

Situation in northern Gaza grows more desperate

As bombing resumed in Northern Gaza, NPR spoke with several people living through the renewed fighting and increasingly dire conditions, including Mercy Corps team member, Arnaud.

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Podcast: Gaza on the brink of famine

Podcast: Gaza on the brink of famine

Mercy Corps CEO Tjada D’Oyen McKenna discusses the humanitarian catastrophe and the complexities of delivering aid in Gaza on the Global Dispatches podcast.

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