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Posted on March 27, 2019
Dan O’Neill, Mercy Corps Co-Founder and Global Washington Board Member, who retired in early 2019 from the board of Mercy Corps, was recently honored with a tribute by Senator Jeff Merkley (OR) for his decades of humanitarian service.
Congressional Record Vol. 165, No. 44
(Senate – March 12, 2019)
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2019/03/12/senate-section/article/S1790-3
Mr. MERKLEY. Madam President, Robert F. Kennedy once said:
“We want to make sure that we bequeath to our descendants a better and safer world than the one in which we live today.” For nearly four decades, Read More “Congressional Tribute To Mercy Corps Founder, Dan O’Neill”
Posted on March 21, 2019
Stamford, Conn. – March 21, 2019 – Americares is deploying an emergency response team to Mozambique to assess health needs and coordinate emergency shipments of medicine and relief supplies for Cyclone Idai survivors. Idai made landfall in Mozambique’s coastal city of Beira Thursday evening, flattening homes, destroying roads and causing widespread devastation as it continued its deadly path toward Zimbabwe and Malawi.
Approximately 2.6 million people across southeastern Africa were affected by the cyclone, making it one of the most devastating natural disasters in the region’s history. Reports indicate 90 percent of Beira was damaged or destroyed. According to officials, Read More “Americares Deploys Response Team to Mozambique”
Posted on March 20, 2019
Stamford, Conn. – March 20, 2019 – Americares is preparing emergency shipments of medicine and relief supplies to help families affected by Tropical Cyclone Idai in Mozambique. The deadly storm lashed the city of Beira in central Mozambique Thursday evening before barreling inland toward Zimbabwe and Malawi.
Approximately 2.6 million people were affected by the cyclone across three countries and reports indicate 90 percent of Beira was damaged or destroyed. According to officials, more than 200 deaths have been reported in Mozambique alone and hundreds of others are reported missing. Officials fear the death toll could reach as high as Read More “Americares Responds to Tropical Cyclone Idai”