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January 2020 displacement in northwest Syria
Syria

Afraid of the bombs: why people discuss the weather in northwestern Syria

A new military offensive in Idlib governorate, northwestern Syria, has forced hundreds of thousands of people to flee, joining more than 1.5 million displaced already living in dire conditions during a cold and wet winter. Project Update - 9 Jan 2020
 
Syria: Situation in Idlib deteriorates dramatically
Syria

“There are no safe places for people in Idlib”

An escalation of attacks on previously 'safe' areas, including displaced people's camps, in Idlib province, on the Syria-Turkey border has killed and wounded dozens and forced thousands to flee again. Interview - 27 Dec 2019
 
Trapped in Danger
Libya

Trading in suffering: detention, exploitation and abuse in Libya

Trapped - either from going home, from fleeing across the sea, or in a detention centre - refugees and migrants in Libya are exposed to violence, rape, exploitation and abuse. Photo Story - 23 Dec 2019
 
Khanaqin, Diyala Governorat, Iraq
Iraq

For displaced people in Iraq, going home seems impossible

Some 827 displaced families have lived in Alwand Camps 1 and 2 in Diyala governorate for years. They rely on ever-decreasing humanitarian aid to survive. Project Update - 7 Nov 2019
 
MSF hospital damaged in an attack in Mokha
Yemen

MSF hospital partially destroyed in Mocha attack

An aerial attack on nearby buildings, including a military warehouse, have partially burnt and destroyed an MSF hospital in Mocha, southwestern Yemen, leaving the hospital inoperative and people without medical care. Project Update - 7 Nov 2019
 
MSF activities in South Teheran
Iran

After a cold night on the streets, a warm reception

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) project coordinator in south Tehran, Iran describes a day at a clinic, where most patients are homeless and take drugs. Voices from the Field - 6 Nov 2019
 
Mass-casualty influx northern Syria
Syria

Blast in Syria’s Idlib region causes multiple casualties

A dozen people have been rushed to an MSF-supported hospital in Idlib province, northwestern Syria, after a blast in the town of Darkoush on 31 October. Project Update - 1 Nov 2019
 
Iraq - Newly arrived refugees from NE Syria
Iraq

Mental health issues emerge amongst people fleeing northeast Syria

MSF teams are starting to see - and treat - mental health issues, including suicidal thoughts, among people who have fled the conflict in northeast Syria into camps in northern Iraq. Project Update - 28 Oct 2019
 
Ocean Viking - Rotation 3 - Rescue 3
Mediterranean migration

European leaders must urgently allow disembarkation of 104 survivors

SOS MEDITERRANEE and MSF call on European countries to urgently help assign a port of safety to the Ocean Viking and to finally establish a coordinated disembarkation mechanism for future rescues. Press Release - 28 Oct 2019
 
MSF HOSPITAL, IDLIB Region, SYRIA
Syria

Multiple casualties from shelling on village in northwestern Syria

Shelling on a village in Idlib province, northwestern Syria, has resulted in a number of deaths and multiple people taken to hospital, amid fear and displacement of people. Project Update - 25 Oct 2019
Cholera intervention in South Kivu
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)

Independent medical humanitarian assistance

We provide medical assistance to people affected by conflict, epidemics, disasters, or exclusion from healthcare. Our teams are made up of tens of thousands of health professionals, logistic and administrative staff - most of them hired locally. Our actions are guided by medical ethics and the principles of independence and impartiality. We are a non-profit, self-governed, member-based organisation.

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