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Welcome to Mercy Corps Netherlands

Mercy Corps is a global team of humanitarians, working together on the front lines of today’s biggest crises to create a future of possibility, where everyone can prosper.

OUR MISSION

To alleviate suffering, poverty, and oppression by helping people build secure, productive, and just communities.

38m

people reached across the world in the last year
40+

countries where we work
5600+

team members
84%

of team members are from the countries where they work

Featured stories

Two women in Gaza prepare flatbread while a child looks on

Gaza is starving: Our team grapples with an escalating hunger crisis

Without immediate action to reopen border crossings and release of lifesaving supplies, the consequences for 2.3 million people in Gaza will be catastrophic.

Urban scene, with destroyed building in background.

Myanmar earthquake: Mercy Corps’ response as urgent needs soar

Millions need critical assistance in the wake of a magnitude 7.7 earthquake that struck Mandalay.

Families in Sudan wait to register for a food aid delivery.

Sudan Crisis: Why the hunger disaster is surging and what can be done to help

Two years of unrelenting conflict has pushed over 30 million people—two-thirds of the population—into dire need for humanitarian assistance.

Kenyan woman cooking outside.

When aid disappears: The human cost of foreign aid cuts

What happens when the emergency aid to communities facing hunger, war, extreme weather, and disaster abruptly stops?

Two Kenyan women work in front of a computer together.

Breaking barriers for a better future on International Women's Day

Join us in honoring women who are leading the way to build resilience and a better future for all.

A family attends an art therapy session during a blackout.

February 04, 2025

Rebuilding in Ukraine: Displaced communities on the path to recovery

Mercy Corps provides a continuum of support to Ukrainian families and small businesses by meeting urgent and ongoing needs.

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From the press room

Gaza's Entire Population Faces 'Critical' Levels of Hunger: Report

Mercy Corps’ Kate Phillips-Barrasso discusses the report, which found that Gaza's 2.1 million residents will face a "crisis" level of food insecurity, or worse…

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Gaza’s Food System Collapses Under Blockade as Hunger Reaches New Extremes

Slashing U.S. Foreign Assistance in Next Year’s Budget Would Make U.S. Weaker, Less Safe and Less Prosperous

Ukraine crisis: What we know and how we’re responding

Women and children fleeing ukraine at the romania border.