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.
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Over 100 deaths at sea in one week as European States look away
![Cabo Delgado: A crisis far from over Cabo Delgado: A crisis far from over](https://img.msf.org/AssetLink/m5xm05cho1xqcl1t675y6x3521e87saf.jpg)
"It's extremely volatile" – people in Cabo Delgado continue to flee violence
![Turquesa River Turquesa River](https://img.msf.org/AssetLink/u0hn2cp634wh84vep1244o6oi22f64pq.jpg)
Violence and danger for people crossing Panama’s Darien jungle
Reports & Analysis
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Constructing Crisis at Europe’s Border
![Condition of migrants in Paris Condition of migrants in Paris](https://img.msf.org/AssetLink/031xf718o61bdw70l62j72305e281e60.jpg)
Unaccompanied minors, symbols of a policy of mistreatment
![Day of Violence in the Central African Republic Day of Violence in the Central African Republic](https://img.msf.org/AssetLink/j0n0e3tfqovx3e845luu1x44c4av0nca.jpg)
Unprotected: Report on violence and lack of protection for civilians in CAR
![NAURU - MSF forced to end its Mental Health activities NAURU - MSF forced to end its Mental Health activities](https://img.msf.org/AssetLink/d185wd00605h7y0713ttr4u46570dq05.jpg)
Report: Indefinite Despair
![Life in limbo - psychosocial support for asylum seekers in Sweden Life in limbo - psychosocial support for asylum seekers in Sweden](https://img.msf.org/Docs/MSF/Media/CMS3/8/7/2/a/MSF222956.jpg)
Uncertain life situation leads to mental health distress among asylum seekers
![Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh](https://img.msf.org/AssetLink/l8l22t4ear7idrbj1dh7i0511dm0b4j1.jpg)
‘No one was left’ - Death and Violence Against the Rohingya
![Borgo Mezzanone, the“Pista” ghetto Borgo Mezzanone, the“Pista” ghetto](https://img.msf.org/AssetLink/qt4360apq3x86862enm1is7v552aa424.jpg)
Migrants and refugees on the margins of society
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MSF-Analysis articles on Migration & Refugees
![Trapani Italy - refugee reception and mental health Trapani Italy - refugee reception and mental health](https://img.msf.org/AssetLink/21m002nh672d05viywhy6ubd20yx2wk4.jpg)
European policies dramatically worsened the so-called 2015 “refugee crisis”
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MSF denounces the sexual violence against migrants travelling to Europe
![MSF clinic in camp Ecole in Adré, Chad MSF clinic in camp Ecole in Adré, Chad](https://img.msf.org/AssetLink/54037pq3q5f51fp7le76t01826t6051j.jpg)
MSF appeals for immediate response to Sudanese refugee crisis in Chad
![Malnutrition emergency: mobile clinic in Ranobe Malnutrition emergency: mobile clinic in Ranobe](https://img.msf.org/AssetLink/5ho2368h6558h5mp4aim37h0kpn68aa8.jpg)
MSF to close medical activities in Tripoli
![Camp life: conditions and safety Camp life: conditions and safety](https://img.msf.org/AssetLink/y0sxwl71st2q0f86ja3g07t1s0t70x21.jpg)
Funding for Rohingya must increase as medical needs surge in camps
![Sudanese refugees in Adré, eastern Chad Sudanese refugees in Adré, eastern Chad](https://img.msf.org/AssetLink/6ji7312poghyfkt152vf2wdd147o20gu.jpg)
MSF calls for urgent international support for refugees in Chad as major crisis looms
![MSF aid convoy in Syria MSF aid convoy in Syria](https://img.msf.org/AssetLink/11ya25q3l62g2c683337382503i44t47.jpg)
UN Security Council fails Syrian people with cross-border resolution collapse
![Maïté*, 20-year-old woman from Guinea Conakry Maïté*, 20-year-old woman from Guinea Conakry](https://img.msf.org/AssetLink/o1twmgg772862kkfvfv13b0y7d7r152v.jpg)
Denied Passage: The struggle of people stranded at the Italian-French border
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People on the move face violence and pushbacks at Italian-French border
![Sudanese refugees in Chad Sudanese refugees in Chad](https://img.msf.org/AssetLink/n6ci1ye87ty01ftdhc8223l8p12l7686.jpg)
Wounded people arrive in Chad to escape horrific violence in Sudan
![Sangour and Ajwal: Critical unmet needs among displaced people in White Nile State. Sangour and Ajwal: Critical unmet needs among displaced people in White Nile State.](https://img.msf.org/AssetLink/4w66f5j143c03o635p163k553hq823hl.jpg)