It is with great joy that we confirm the release of our Finnish colleague who was abducted on 20 May. The well-being of our colleague is being assessed at this time. We request privacy for our...
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Urgent Media Release - Operation Mercy
Saturday evening, Kabul time, the residence of two Operation Mercy staff members was broken into. One staff member, a German national, was killed along with her house guard, an Afghan national...
Yemen: Ceasefire must hold or thousands more will die [EN/AR]
10 April 2016 Today's agreed cessation of hostilities in Yemen comes at a crucial moment when an entire country is on the brink. Humanitarian agencies warned today that should the ceasefire break...
Kyrgyzstan + 1 more
Kyrgyzstan Update, 18 Aug 2010
In June, southern Kyrgyzstan erupted in ethnic violence, between Kyrgyz and Uzbeks, resulting in an estimated 375,000 people fleeing and almost 80,000 taking shelter in neighbouring Uzbekistan...
Kyrgyzstan: Trauma Counseling Training
Operation Mercy will begin psychosocial interventions in both Osh and Jalal-Abad the first week in July. Trainers, including a specialist in gender-based violence, will provide short courses in order...
Street Boys Centres in Sudan
Operation Mercy has worked with street boys in Sudan since 1996. During this time many boys, who were living on the street, have received and are presently receiving the basics like food, clothing...
Afghanistan: ?The Self Help Approach ?- Helping the poor to reach their potential
In Afghanistan, many women are vulnerable and it is difficult for the women themselves to improve their situation. This is due to the social structure that often leads to isolation for many women. It...
Iran: Clean water to Qeshm island
Operation Mercy was able to install nine water tanks to provide the inhabitants of the island off the Iranian coast with clean drinking water. After the severe earthquake in September last year,...
Make a difference in Pakistan
The North West Frontier Province in Pakistan still faces challenges. Because of the government's war against the militia, people have fled and the displacement figure has now risen to over two...
Severe conditions in Pakistan relief camps
The Pakistan Army recently launched an operation against Taliban militants to secure the land that they are occupying in the Swat area in the Northern part of Pakistan. Due to this operation, people...
Essential winter relief in Afghanistan
Operation Mercy provided winter relief to some of the most vulnerable families in Northern Afghanistan. Here is an account of the distribution. "On 22nd December with snow on the ground and a cold...
Devastating earthquake in Afghanistan
The earthquake on April 17 in southeast Afghanistan has left hundreds of families homeless, with nearly all the homes in 5 villages totally destroyed. Operation Mercy Afghanistan has carefully...
Pakistan: Building a school in the mountains
Some people live with the daily threat of earthquakes. In the Pakistani mountains, people are very familiar with the devastation that can follow a quake. The people cannot move anywhere else and so...
Relief after dreadful flooding in Yemen
The south of Yemen faced a tropical storm that lasted for 48 terrible hours at the end of October. As a result of the massive flooding from the mountains nearly 100 people died. One village in Wadi...
Iran: Qeshm Island relief
Hormozgan province in southern Iran is no stranger to disaster. After an earthquake in 2005 left a path of devastation across the province, another earthquake in September has caused additional...
Afghan winter relief
Over the past seven years, millions of refugees have returned to Afghanistan after fleeing the years of violence and oppression. Because of the ongoing security situation, many are not able to return...
Success at Sudanese street boys Live-in Centres
We are rejoicing with our boys who sat their high school exams. Five boys passed their exams and will go to University or College if we can find sponsors for them. One of the boys has already started...
China earthquake: Operation Mercy requested to help affected university
On Monday, May the 12th at 2:28 pm Beijing time, the earthquake of 7.9 degree struck China's Sichuan Province. The affected areas follow a fault line along a mountain range that runs southwest to...
Emergency relief helps the poorest in Northern Afghanistan
The relief effort in northeastern Afghanistan continues to reach the forgotten of Afghan society. We are distributing food to women who are attending a literacy class at a local women's NGO. They are...
A harsh winter in Tajikistan
Imagine you've been ushered into a cold room in a hospital, the temperature varies from room to room depending on whether you can afford to bring your own electric heaters to supplement the tiny ones...