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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.

 
Airstrikes hit an MSF-supported hospital in Dara’a governorate.
Syria

"MSF adapts to respond to the needs of a war-afflicted population"

Voices from the Field 8 May 2017
 
Post Operative Care in South Mosul, Iraq
Iraq

Crisis update Mosul - May 2017

Crisis Update 8 May 2017
 
In April 2017, up to 25,000 people were forced to flee Kodok for the IDP camp in Aburoc as the frontline approached.
South Sudan

Intense fighting around Kodok forces up to 25,000 people to flee without humanitarian support

Press Release 27 Apr 2017
 
Diffa: Water and sanitation conditions
Niger

Hepatitis E outbreak linked to water shortages and poor sanitation

Press Release 26 Apr 2017
 
From Misrata to Tripoli
Libya

From Misrata to Tripoli, a first-hand account from Dr Tankred Stoebe

Voices from the Field 24 Apr 2017
 
Nigeria: Searching for aid after fleeing the fighting
Photo Story

Searching for aid after fleeing the fighting

19 Apr 2017
Photo Story
 
Nigeria, Banki, March 2017
Nigeria

As refugees flee violence, others are forcibly returned

Press Release 19 Apr 2017
 
Nigeria, Banki, March 2017
Nigeria

Testimonies of forced return

Voices from the Field 19 Apr 2017
 
CAR - Mar 2017
Central African Republic

Civilians pay the price of renewed, brutal fighting

Press Release 13 Apr 2017
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