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Refugees, IDPs and people on the move

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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.

 
Patients at Al Shifa hospital
Gaza-Israel war

Staff at Al-Shifa struggle to care for patients as needs remain huge

Voices from the Field 31 Jan 2024
 
The Emirati hospital, Rafah, Gaza: Displaced, pregnant, and living in a tent.
Gaza-Israel war

Displaced pregnant women at high risk amid dire conditions in Rafah

Project Update 29 Jan 2024
 
AlHol MH/ NES
Syria

Unveiling the mental health crisis at Al-Hol Camp in northeast Syria

Project Update 19 Jan 2024
 
MSF reopening project in Harmanli
Bulgaria

MSF provides medical care to asylum seekers arriving in Harmanli

Project Update 19 Jan 2024
 
MSF staff carry supplies
Myanmar

Health workers struggle to respond amid severe restrictions in Rakhine state

Voices from the Field 16 Jan 2024
 
Medical mobile team in Nabatiyeh, south of Lebanon
Lebanon

Providing healthcare to people displaced by military escalation along Lebanon's southern border

Project Update 10 Jan 2024
 
Ourang refugee camp, eastern CHhd
Conflict in Sudan

MSF survey sheds new light on scale and intensity of ethnic violence in Sudan

Press Release 9 Jan 2024
 
Dr Rasheed Fakhri
Iraq

Rebuilding hope: From war-torn Baghdad to healing lives in Amman

Project Update 27 Dec 2023
 
Ourang refugee camp, eastern CHhd
Chad

Half a million Sudanese refugees in Chad in dire need of humanitarian aid

Statement 22 Dec 2023
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