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
“The situation is untenable.” - Two months of fighting in Masisi territory, Democratic Republic of Congo
Testimonies of violations, abuses and problems accessing health services
“Violence is ever present throughout their journey, that may last up to two months”
Interview with Frederic Manantsoa Lai, MSF Head of Mission in Mauritania’s Mbera refugee camp
Dispatch from Bossangoa: Doctor Florien Oudenaarden looks back at a time of extreme violence, displacement and change
MSF provides aid to people displaced by violence from Anbar province
MSF increases its capacity for action to aid refugees from South Sudan