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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![Geo Barents - Rotation 9 - Rescue 1 Geo Barents - Rotation 9 - Rescue 1](https://img.msf.org/AssetLink/2026ygoe74103si37skpf413l4u2m5b2.jpg)
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
![Samos island Samos island](https://img.msf.org/AssetLink/g84757lqd106f5bq0ax2s51en5byho4d.jpg)
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
![Youssef Al-Khishawi, an MSF water and sanitation agent, oversees a water distribution for displaced people in the southern Gaza town of Rafah’s Saudi neighborhood. Youssef Al-Khishawi, an MSF water and sanitation agent, oversees a water distribution for displaced people in the southern Gaza town of Rafah’s Saudi neighborhood.](https://img.msf.org/AssetLink/d82b83888ad8ahca1y54682nepbyxr80.jpg)
Lack of clean water brings disease and suffering in Gaza
![Earthquake Northwestern Syria, 7 February 2023 Earthquake Northwestern Syria, 7 February 2023](https://img.msf.org/AssetLink/4v8ulp8r0phb51f7hsmp6kw3q57atu4t.jpg)
One year after earthquake, mental scars are still raw in Syria
![A rubber boat leaving the French coasts to the UK A rubber boat leaving the French coasts to the UK](https://img.msf.org/AssetLink/5fc4ed2i4yc1ttl0xoc5c2nq2346bq2g.jpg)
MSF offers temporary shelter for people stuck in dire conditions in Calais
![Patients at Al Shifa hospital Patients at Al Shifa hospital](https://img.msf.org/AssetLink/ygagf68l5k7w3y68765n031c438866pe.jpg)
Staff at Al-Shifa struggle to care for patients as needs remain huge
![The Emirati hospital, Rafah, Gaza: Displaced, pregnant, and living in a tent. The Emirati hospital, Rafah, Gaza: Displaced, pregnant, and living in a tent.](https://img.msf.org/AssetLink/npcg0wvyj518o6ndxk56pm5h036ww523.jpg)
Displaced pregnant women at high risk amid dire conditions in Rafah
![AlHol MH/ NES AlHol MH/ NES](https://img.msf.org/AssetLink/qt0ah72byj06b4d27357k8m7pln3236k.jpg)
Unveiling the mental health crisis at Al-Hol Camp in northeast Syria
![MSF reopening project in Harmanli MSF reopening project in Harmanli](https://img.msf.org/AssetLink/t6m06rnm57vl671r60c6bsl2355s0lpb.jpg)
MSF provides medical care to asylum seekers arriving in Harmanli
![MSF staff carry supplies MSF staff carry supplies](https://img.msf.org/AssetLink/1c47hf267c37d4lb6876f76v8l6k1860.jpg)
Health workers struggle to respond amid severe restrictions in Rakhine state
![Medical mobile team in Nabatiyeh, south of Lebanon Medical mobile team in Nabatiyeh, south of Lebanon](https://img.msf.org/AssetLink/5q48uu4mo16854f8pgjdqy1570qr63x0.jpg)