Kyle DeGraw

News Alert: Afghanistan Faces Returnee Surge Amid Regional Uncertainties and Precarious Iran-Israel Ceasefire Mercy Corps prepares to scale its humanitarian response to support returnees from Iran and Pak

The secondary and tertiary etc etc impacts of this Iran-Israel conflict, along with toxic domestic politics towards Afghans in both Iran and Pakistan, are creating yet another humanitarian crisis in the region. www.mercycorps.org/press-room/r...

This Historian Has Seen the Future of Trans Health Care Jules Gill-Peterson doesn’t want to fight for trans joy. She wants to fight for what trans people really need: resources, hormones, and surgery. Her latest arena? The US Supreme Court.

Jules Gill-Peterson isn’t mincing words: Forget euphemisms like “gender euphoria.”

“We need hormones, sex changes, and surgeries.”

Not affirmation—access.

How do we improve humanitarian response? Shrink the distance. We must support local communities, first responders on the frontline & put their needs & priorities at centre.

Excellent discussion in Brussels with @hadjalahbib.bsky.social & @hadjalahbib.bsky.social.

#EHF2025

Looking forward to #EHF2025 - once I get through the queue..! Some thoughts here: www.linkedin.com/posts/kyle-d...

And were back to having no words to describe the horror… www.mercycorps.org/press-room/r... @mercycorps.bsky.social

Mercy Corps: US Aid Cuts Will Cost Lives The U.S.

41 terminations, impacting 5 million people. The past few weeks have been nothing short of horrific for the sector and the communities we serve. We at @mercycorps.bsky.social are doing all we can - but lives will be lost b/c of these actions by the US government.
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Backstory to Starmer throwing Canada under the bus at a news conference with Trump in Washington 27 Feb. Talk about brown nosing.

What happened next at USAID A textbook case of how not to cut wasteful government spending

“The disruption in recent weeks won’t cause death overnight but what it will do is set our progress back years” -
What happened next at USAID
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from The Economist

Opinion | The World’s Richest Men Take On the World’s Poorest Children I’ve seen U.S.A.I.D. operate around the world, and it’s not woke — it’s lifesaving.

Very proud to be a "lunatic radical" who dares to attempt some good in this world. Kristoff has the words here which I'm struggling to piece together through anger. "The World’s Richest Men Take On the World’s Poorest Children" www.nytimes.com/2025/02/05/o...

Annual reminder that @rebsd.bsky.social and I have hidden talents 😊

U.S. Withdrawal from Paris Agreement Puts World’s Most Vulnerable Communities at Greater Risk Statement by Tjada D’Oyen McKenna, Mercy Corps Chief Executive Officer

"The decision comes just after 2024 was named the hottest year on record and is a huge step backward at a time when the world urgently needs greater ambition and clear leadership to address the climate crisis, not retreat." www.mercycorps.org/press-room/r...

Happy New Year? Entering the 3rd week of January, and I'm still struggling to assemble some coherent thoughts about the year ahead for our sector. Maybe it is my usual traditional January blues, or maybe it's the sur...

New year, new sector? Some incoherent thoughts from yours truly: www.linkedin.com/pulse/happy-...

Community connection: Top 10 photos of 2024 Our Director of Global Photography shares the stories behind the photos highlighting participant stories and Mercy Corps’ work around the world.

Don't we all just love a end of year listicle 😊 #aid #humanitarian #development #photography www.mercycorps.org/blog/top-pho...

It has been quite the year, so as a distraction from all that here are my WTF TV news moments from 2024 ✨

Really excellent thread here comparing HTS and the Taliban in terms of sanctions regimes - the next big hurdle for humanitarian response orgs to cross in #Syria.

Can confirm.

Joint Statement - Global Humanitarian Overview 2025 This statement is delivered on behalf of 106 NGOs, including humanitarian organisations with operations i

@unocha.org's 2025 needs overview is out, in case you're looking for a sombre read as we contemplate what's next.... www.mercycorps.org/press-room/r...

Band Aid at 40: 'We knew Christmas before your ancestors' Forty years on, the Band Aid song continues to generate debate about the way it presents Africa.

Glad to see @bbcnews-world-rss.bsky.social take aim at this dreadful song... this 4th release is half-brained at best, and at worst even more racist than the original. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Republicans renew push to expand government powers to punish non-profits Bill to strip groups deemed to support ‘terrorism’ of non-profit status seen as threat to Palestinian advocacy groups House Republicans have renewed a push to pass a bill that would allow the treasury department to strip non-profit groups it deems to be…

Republicans renew push to expand government powers to punish non-profits

Decolonise how? | The crisis is always past There is rarely much journalistic headspace devoted to inquiring about why crises persist in particular geographies.

"Across the world, wherever one encounters a humanitarian crisis, it would be useful to remember that these are almost never discrete events that can be neatly divorced from historical circumstances" - thoughtful piece in @newhumanitarian.bsky.social www.thenewhumanitarian.org/column/2024/...

Midway through COP29: Hanging on by a Thread, or All to Play For? Statement by Mercy Corps Climate Policy Lead Debbie Hillier and Senior Advocacy Advisor Barbara Rosen Jac

Midway through COP29: Hanging on by a Thread, or All to Play For? Our take: www.mercycorps.org/press-room/r...

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