By Hassan-Alattar Satti with Hussein Sulieman, Helen Young, and Anne Radday Executive Summary The importance of natural resources in Darfur is derived from the fact that the predominant rural...
Introduction The majority of Darfur livelihoods depend on farming and pastoralist systems of production, either directly or indirectly. These two systems, or livelihood specializations, have given...
The people of the Sudan’s Darfur Region have experienced numerous shocks of various types over the past 15 years. This report describes exactly how shocks have affected specific livelihood groups in...
By James L. Gulley* On September 5, 2016, representatives of the Methodist Church of Haiti (EMH) and of the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) celebrated the dedication of a new secondary...
More than 3.2 million people are currently displaced from their homes because of violence in Iraq. Of that total, about one third are living in unsafe, unsuitable shelters, where access to clean...
UMCOR trains communities in Peru how to protect themselves against future hazards By David Tereshchuk* August 16, 2016 — In step with many international aid agencies, UMCOR, the United Methodist...
UMCOR partners with Muslim Aid to assist those who lost homes, livelihoods in storm and flood By David Tereshchuk* July 7, 2016 — The United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) is partnering with...
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Overview: In February 2016, HAC commissioner in Ed Deain informed the humanitarian community of the arrival of South Sudanese (SS) in Khor Omer IDP camp in Ed Deain. The arrivals of SS were reported...
By Christie R. House May 12, 2016, PORTLAND, Ore. — Even in the bleakest of times, God can forge a path to bring people out of their deep despair into a resilient future of hope and promise. In the...
UMCOR is responding with food and water to communities affected by the April 16 earthquake in Ecuador By David Tereshchuk* May 3, 2016—In the wake of last month’s earthquake in Ecuador, the United...
Executive Summary Darfur has received extensive humanitarian assistance over the past 12 years in response to a complex, constantly evolving context. Both the government and the international...
What is disaster risk reduction? By Susan Kim* Oct. 13, 2015 — People who live in the Dompu District on Sumbawa Island in Indonesia are no strangers to disaster. Sumbawa Island is in the West Nusa...
UMCOR continues to work with several partners to meet the needs of Nepal earthquake survivors By David Tereshchuk* Nearly four months have now passed since Nepal’s devastating earthquake, and UMCOR,...
UMCOR is helping at-risk communities protect themselves from typhoons and other hazards By David Tereshchuk* August 11, 2015—In the typhoon-prone Philippines, the United Methodist Committee on Relief...
By Susan Kim* June 30, 2015—Women of Sana-anlo in Odisha, India, joined with the youths of their village in an unprecedented effort to make their entire community less vulnerable to the hazards,...
By David Tereshchuk* June 25, 2015—In remote villages of the world’s newest country, South Sudan, communities are making strides in learning about and addressing the need for comprehensive sanitation...
In the midst of conflict, UMCOR helps ensure families have food By David Tereshchuk* June 11, 2015—While new outbursts of hostilities—such as last week’s cross-border missile exchanges—occasionally...
UMCOR has so far provided about $625,000 in relief aid after a devastating earthquake By David Tereshchuk* June 9, 2015—About six weeks after Nepal’s massive earthquake and subsequent tremors,...
By Susan Kim* May 7, 2015—Haiti could soon have a new, strong set of grassroots women entrepreneurs, thanks to Prosperity Catalyst, a nonprofit with the mission of launching and fostering...
Enough food—and a sense of trust By Susan Kim* May 14, 2015—In the rural communities surrounding Kamina, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), about 500 people have been able to pull...
