The Impact of the Conflict on Mercy Corps' Regional Programs

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This chapter of the podcast episode discusses the impact of the conflict in Gaza on Mercy Corps' efforts in the West Bank, Lebanon, and other regions. The speaker shares the challenges they face in maintaining operations in the West Bank, including the need to move their youth program online due to safety concerns. They also highlight the displacement of people in Lebanon and the potential economic consequences for families relying on the olive harvest season. Overall, the chapter explores the broader impact of the conflict on Mercy Corps' regional programs.

Keeping calm in a crisis is essential — and extremely difficult. In this special Rapid Response, we hear what it’s like right now in the Gaza Strip. Mercy Corps’s Arnaud Quemin talks with Bob Safian from Amman, Jordan about how his team in Gaza is coping, sharing first-hand accounts from those on the ground. As director of the humanitarian organization’s Middle East operations, Arnaud himself had to relocate from Beirut due to the crisis. He shares how he’s trying to help his team and others in need. Despite high emotions, he says, there’s an imperative to stay neutral, to enable eventual progress.

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