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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.

 
Winter Conditions in Belgrade, Serbia.
Serbia

MSF denounces the widespread violence on migrants and refugees at the Serbian/Hungarian border

Press Release 9 Mar 2017
 
Medical care on the frontline - North Syria
Photo Story

Bringing aid close to the frontline

8 Mar 2017
Photo Story
 
Sara Ferrer, Medical Coordinator for Syria
Syria

The war has left tens of thousands of children unvaccinated

Voices from the Field 8 Mar 2017
 
Tanzania Refugee Crisis - November 2016
Tanzania

Humanitarian response in refugee camps still falling behind

Project Update 1 Mar 2017
 
Phoenix rescue 02 Sept 2015
Refugees, IDPs and people on the move

Dying to reach Europe: Insight into the desperate journeys Eritreans make to reach safety

Press Release 27 Feb 2017
 
Jean François Saint-Sauveur
Nigeria

“There are dramatic gaps in healthcare”

Voices from the Field 23 Feb 2017
 
Tanzania

Testimonies from refugees in Nduta and Nyarugusu camps

Voices from the Field 20 Feb 2017
 
Iraq

Assisting people displaced from Hawija

Voices from the Field 9 Feb 2017
 
Kenya

MSF welcomes Kenyan High Court ruling declaring closure of Dadaab refugee camps "illegal"

Statement 9 Feb 2017
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