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Refugees in Bosnia

Refugees, IDPs and people on the move

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.

 
DRC - Tanganyika IDPs may 2017
Democratic Republic of Congo

Malnutrition and disease ravage the settlements around Kalémie

Press Release 26 May 2017
 
Libya: detention centres in Tripoli
Libya

MSF continues to provide medical care to migrants and refugees detained in Tripoli

Project Update 19 May 2017
 
South Sudanese Refugees in Uganda
Uganda

At night, I can’t stop thinking about what is going to happen to me and my children

Voices from the Field 18 May 2017
 
People fetching water in Palorinya refugee camp, Uganda
Uganda

Over 900,000 South Sudanese refugees are in need of humanitarian aid

Project Update 18 May 2017
 
Uganda

Crisis Update - May 2017

Crisis Update 17 May 2017
 
Crisis in Bangassou, May 2017
Central African Republic

"The city of Bangassou has turned into a battlefield; we fear the worst for the civilian population"

Voices from the Field 16 May 2017
 
Exodus - Mexico
Central American migration

Forced to flee Central America's Northern Triangle: A Neglected Humanitarian Crisis

Report 12 May 2017
 
Mexico Migrants Report 2017
Central American migration

No way to safety for people fleeing extreme violence in Central America’s Northern Triangle

Press Release 12 May 2017
 
Crisis in Aburoch, South Sudan
South Sudan

Fighting and deplorable conditions in Aburoc force 20,000 people to flee

Project Update 11 May 2017
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