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
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Violence and danger for people crossing Panama’s Darien jungle
Reports & Analysis
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Constructing Crisis at Europe’s Border
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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
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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
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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
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Violence continues to displace and traumatise thousands in Cabo Delgado
![An abandoned alley in Mbawa camp An abandoned alley in Mbawa camp](https://img.msf.org/AssetLink/m33bwskp4j1s0cc141xf86nm4t67than.jpg)
Surviving sexual violence in the camps of Benue
![Acute humanitarian crisis at the Belarusian borders with the EU Acute humanitarian crisis at the Belarusian borders with the EU](https://img.msf.org/AssetLink/c5c02n4244dox535g08343mqwblk10f4.jpg)
Two years of response to the acute humanitarian crisis at EU’s eastern borders
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Rebuilding lives damaged by the relentless war in Ukraine
![A boat used to transfer hundreds people docks at Bulukat port A boat used to transfer hundreds people docks at Bulukat port](https://img.msf.org/AssetLink/lje72jnn0l6q7l8x04j5627rl7du510i.jpg)
Urgent response at transit sites in South Sudan essential to prevent deadly outbreaks
![Rescue - Rotation 51 Rescue - Rotation 51](https://img.msf.org/AssetLink/0717e1e3f72ht27u0wfoya580pr2yr14.jpg)
EU policies promote violence by denying safety and protection to refugees and migrants
![Rafah Indonesian Field Hospital Rafah Indonesian Field Hospital](https://img.msf.org/AssetLink/131015pp220covkb0agu1u5v6f8hqfr6.jpg)
Evacuation orders and forced displacement jeopardise people's health in Gaza
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In eastern Chad, people fleeing Sudan continue to face unmet needs amid limited response
![Militarised Polish-Belarus border Kozie Borki natural park Militarised Polish-Belarus border Kozie Borki natural park](https://img.msf.org/AssetLink/82eo166tim47nsl5u0il7lfvx14mun43.jpg)