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
![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
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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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MSF statement in response to the EU “Crisis Regulation”
![Psychological first aid for people fleeing Nagorno-Karabakh Psychological first aid for people fleeing Nagorno-Karabakh](https://img.msf.org/AssetLink/lhn4n10c1q830sh7527x717c4828m8cf.jpg)
MSF offers mental health support to people displaced from Nagorno-Karabakh
![Elena* from Donetsk| displaced to Belgorod Elena* from Donetsk| displaced to Belgorod](https://img.msf.org/AssetLink/o573t2m37o7bfm82eg3q0g852rm06878.jpg)
Belgorod: Supporting people displaced by violence
![People in line at a water point in Transit Centre in Renk People in line at a water point in Transit Centre in Renk](https://img.msf.org/AssetLink/7o73r0h55w51fqh2g4sjc2cg083uva6t.jpg)
Aid woefully inadequate for returnees stuck in deplorable conditions in Renk
![MSF supporting the measles vaccination campaign by the Ministry of Health in the Um Sangour camp, White Nile state, Sudan MSF supporting the measles vaccination campaign by the Ministry of Health in the Um Sangour camp, White Nile state, Sudan](https://img.msf.org/AssetLink/r4rnd86c6l5574cq75g7y53838x02ft7.jpg)
Overwhelming needs in White Nile as conflict pushes people to limit
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Nagorno Karabakh: MSF prepares to respond to people fleeing to Armenia
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Six things to know about the destruction of Mocímboa da Praia
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The struggle to survive amidst violence and displacement in North Kivu
![Migrants in transit in Ecuador, Colombia and Panama Migrants in transit in Ecuador, Colombia and Panama](https://img.msf.org/AssetLink/m16cem0g8hv3qf4n4e7y88b7dd875fok.jpg)