By Hassan-Alattar Satti with Hussein Sulieman, Helen Young, and Anne Radday Executive Summary The importance of natural resources in Darfur is derived from the fact that the predominant rural...
Introduction The majority of Darfur livelihoods depend on farming and pastoralist systems of production, either directly or indirectly. These two systems, or livelihood specializations, have given...
The people of the Sudan’s Darfur Region have experienced numerous shocks of various types over the past 15 years. This report describes exactly how shocks have affected specific livelihood groups in...
By James L. Gulley* On September 5, 2016, representatives of the Methodist Church of Haiti (EMH) and of the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) celebrated the dedication of a new secondary...
More than 3.2 million people are currently displaced from their homes because of violence in Iraq. Of that total, about one third are living in unsafe, unsuitable shelters, where access to clean...
UMCOR trains communities in Peru how to protect themselves against future hazards By David Tereshchuk* August 16, 2016 — In step with many international aid agencies, UMCOR, the United Methodist...
UMCOR partners with Muslim Aid to assist those who lost homes, livelihoods in storm and flood By David Tereshchuk* July 7, 2016 — The United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) is partnering with...
Overview: In February 2016, HAC commissioner in Ed Deain informed the humanitarian community of the arrival of South Sudanese (SS) in Khor Omer IDP camp in Ed Deain. The arrivals of SS were reported...
By Christie R. House May 12, 2016, PORTLAND, Ore. — Even in the bleakest of times, God can forge a path to bring people out of their deep despair into a resilient future of hope and promise. In the...
UMCOR is responding with food and water to communities affected by the April 16 earthquake in Ecuador By David Tereshchuk* May 3, 2016—In the wake of last month’s earthquake in Ecuador, the United...