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Nearly 90 million people worldwide were forcibly displaced at the end of 2021, and over 100 million people are estimated to be displaced in 2022, according to UNHCR.

The number of people who have been forcibly displaced is now more than double the number 10 years ago, and the most since World War II. There are many reasons for flight, including war, persecution, conflict, natural disaster, destitution and repression.

With health and well-being jeopardized, the lives of the most vulnerable can be at risk. The majority are internally displaced people (IDPs), meaning they haven't crossed a border and have stayed within their country.

MSF teams work alongside people on the move at their points of arrival or during the treacherous journeys they undertake, inside and outside their countries.

 
Dadaab - Refugees from Somalia
Refugees, IDPs and people on the move

Looming health catastrophe in Kenya’s Dadaab refugee camps

Press Release 30 May 2023
 
MSF responds in South Kivu as thousands of displaced people arrive
Democratic Republic of Congo

Thousands of families caught in neglected crisis in South Kivu

Project Update 30 May 2023
 
Three people found handcuffed, four injured on the Aegean island of Lesvos (MSF)
Greece

Pushbacks, detention and violence towards migrants on Lesbos

Press Release 25 May 2023
 
Ukraine Re-Taken Areas
Global health

G7 countries must commit to safeguarding humanitarian assistance

Statement 19 May 2023
 
General view of Majak Aher IDP camp, Twic County
South Sudan

Soaring needs persist in Twic County one year on

Project Update 17 May 2023
 
Arsal - Cholera outbreak in Lebanon
Lebanon

Syrians in Lebanon avoid healthcare in fear of deportations

Project Update 17 May 2023
 
Rotation 20 Rescue 1
Refugees, IDPs and people on the move

EU leaders continue to push through deadly policies for migrants

Project Update 12 May 2023
 
Aerial view of the Bulengo IDP site
Democratic Republic of Congo

Alarming numbers of sexual violence victims in camps around Goma

Press Release 9 May 2023
 
Response in Khandak el-Ghamik
Lebanon

Migrant workers are abused and ignored under the Kafala system

Project Update 3 May 2023
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