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
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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
![Ourang refugee camp, eastern CHhd Ourang refugee camp, eastern CHhd](https://img.msf.org/AssetLink/a0o7sw1quiy6h0nt25k2g71q040ab7wn.jpg)
MSF survey sheds new light on scale and intensity of ethnic violence in Sudan
![Dr Rasheed Fakhri Dr Rasheed Fakhri](https://img.msf.org/AssetLink/15bl1233opl6bq23m4qejdaf01c7v8c0.jpg)
Rebuilding hope: From war-torn Baghdad to healing lives in Amman
![Ourang refugee camp, eastern CHhd Ourang refugee camp, eastern CHhd](https://img.msf.org/AssetLink/8nte34jw1xl7317pajgjn63mi6y3n1ib.jpg)
Half a million Sudanese refugees in Chad in dire need of humanitarian aid
![Aerial view of the Bulengo IDP site Aerial view of the Bulengo IDP site](https://img.msf.org/AssetLink/2t04s8sj67mctms50e8sk3474c5eussk.jpg)
Massive needs everywhere as displacement reaches unprecedented levels in DRC
![Forest in Podlaskie region Forest in Podlaskie region](https://img.msf.org/AssetLink/k8up853q0oh62tcq86plvd617vmpi1b4.jpg)
People continue to cross Belarus-Poland border in search of safety in Europe
![Rotation 33 - Rescue 1 Rotation 33 - Rescue 1](https://img.msf.org/AssetLink/mrod8x04vi8f5i5jfd6w450862784nv6.jpg)
MSF calls on EU Parliament and EU Member States to prioritise safety of people seeking sanctuary
![Rotation 17 - Testimony - Amadou Rotation 17 - Testimony - Amadou](https://img.msf.org/AssetLink/l4yp24vuh7k8u2jl17f8u28yu7q02328.jpg)
MSF report on abuse in Abu Salim and Ain Zara detention centres in Libya
![Rescue September 25, 2017 Rescue September 25, 2017](https://img.msf.org/AssetLink/5w8c8jab26eum03v73a4ud7cm7tj3l1q.jpg)
People are beaten, sexually abused and killed in Libyan detention centres
![Out of Fear, Rohingya youth trapped in violence and despair (stills) Out of Fear, Rohingya youth trapped in violence and despair (stills)](https://img.msf.org/AssetLink/88ri1mnymo384airqct6ahq0o0qw88xk.jpg)