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
Without medicine or sanitation, situation in Vanni, Sri Lanka, deteriorates as heavy rains fall
Immense surgical and mental health needs in Sri Lanka's conflict area
MSF's expulsion leaves health care vacuum for 100,000 in Kalma Camp, Darfur
Escalating violence aggravates dire humanitarian situation in southern Sudan
MSF aids population in northern 'triangle of violence' in Central African Republic
Forced closure of 'Refugee Reception Office' further endangers health of vulnerable Zimbabweans in South Africa