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
"It's extremely volatile" – people in Cabo Delgado continue to flee violence
Reports & Analysis
Unprotected: Report on violence and lack of protection for civilians in CAR
Uncertain life situation leads to mental health distress among asylum seekers
‘No one was left’ - Death and Violence Against the Rohingya
MSF-Analysis articles on Migration & Refugees
European policies dramatically worsened the so-called 2015 “refugee crisis”
MSF denounces the sexual violence against migrants travelling to Europe
North Waziristan refugees in Afghanistan: MSF provides humanitarian aid in Gulan refugee camp
“Violence has no religion”: testimony of a Palestinian member of the MSF team in Gaza
“Here I feel safe” confides a Palestinian member of staff taking refuge in the MSF office
“Today the greatest medical needs remain in areas that are extremely difficult and dangerous to reach”
Retrospective mortality study reveals massive levels of death due to violence against Muslims during peak of conflict
Central African Refugees in Chad and Cameroon: “Suitcase or Coffin”