Gaza Humanitarian Crisis 2014

Gaza Humanitarian Crisis 2014

Date: July – August 2014 The 2014 Gaza crisis was one of the deadliest episodes in the Israel-Palestine conflict, resulting from Israel’s Operation Protective Edge. The fighting claimed the lives of 2,256 Palestinian civilians – a quarter of whom were...
Muar Floods 2006

Muar Floods 2006

Date: 19 December 2006 Heavy rains during the 2006 monsoon season resulted in an unexpected rise in tidal inflow in Malaysia, leading to mudslides and floods that displaced more than 23,000 people and cut off access to basic necessities like clean water. Mercy Relief...
Southeast Asian Floods (Thailand) 2011

Southeast Asian Floods (Thailand) 2011

Date: October – November 2011 Torrential storms battered the Southeast Asian region in late 2011, resulting in large-scale flooding that affected millions. The floods claimed more than 2,000 lives across the region, displaced hundreds of thousands and caused...
Myanmar Floods 2015

Myanmar Floods 2015

Date: August 2015 Partners: Myanmar’s Heart Development Organisation (MHDO)   Unprecedented levels of rainfall, further exacerbated by Cyclone Komen, caused widespread flooding in Myanmar, affecting over one million people. On 4 August 2015, the Government of Myanmar...

Food Relief 2013

Date: October 2013   As part of peace time engagement, Mercy Relief conducted a food relief programme in Rakhine State for vulnerable communities in camps and villages.   Partners: Ministry of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement, State Government of...
Myanmar Ethnic Conflict and Flood Relief 2012

Myanmar Ethnic Conflict and Flood Relief 2012

Date: 2012   Ethnic unrest in the state of Rakhine and armed conflict in Kachin forced many innocents onto the streets, without access to food, water and shelter. According to official reports, over 200,000 people, a third of this number, children, were displaced...