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Nearly 90 million people worldwide were forcibly displaced at the end of 2021, and over 100 million people are estimated to be displaced in 2022, according to UNHCR.

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.

 
Chad

Chad refugees must choose to return or a permanent camp

Project Update 22 Feb 2008
 
Chad

Aerial bombings and attacks lead thousands of civilians to flee to Chad

Press Release 13 Feb 2008
 
Chad

As N'Djamena, Chad, settles, thousands of Chadian refugees are leading a precarious existence in Cameroon

Project Update 12 Feb 2008
 
Cameroon

Strenthening teams to cope with Chadian refugees in Cameroon

Project Update 12 Feb 2008
 
Kenya

Displaced populations still on the move in Kenya

Voices from the Field 12 Feb 2008
 
Palestine

Gaza Strip blockade worsens an already grave medical situation

Project Update 11 Feb 2008
 
Kenya

How MSF has adapted to Kenya's post-election violence

Project Update 7 Feb 2008
 
Zimbabwe

Health of Zimbabwean migrants at risk after raid at Johannesburg Methodist Church

Press Release 5 Feb 2008
 
Democratic Republic of Congo

'Despite the glimmer of hope kindled by the Goma peace conference, I saw how desperate the population is'

Project Update 23 Jan 2008
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