Nowhere else to go

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is gravely concerned that South African authorities’ strategies to address migration do nothing to resolve the greater humanitarian crisis surrounding vulnerable migrants, refugees, and asylum seekers. Report - 27 Jul 2011

South Africa

Survival migrants in South Africa caught between evictions and policy vacuum

'With previous threats of deportation, we know that migrants go underground into hiding, and are further impeded from healthcare. This makes it extremely difficult to maintain adherence to medicines, especially for the treatment of chronic conditions such as HIV and tuberculosis,' said MSF’s medical focal point in Johannesburg, Jacqueline Molopyane. Press Release - 27 Jul 2011

Kenya

MSF deeply concerned by the current relocation of refugees to Ifo 3 camp in Dadaab, Kenya

Some 200 families per day are being relocated to Ifo 3, a camp with little existing basic services, including water and sanitation. The relocation, which began on July 25 under the auspices of the UNHCR, has been carried out with little transparency or consultation. Statement - 27 Jul 2011

South Sudan

As South Sudan enters independence, the long-standing humanitarian emergency continues

The heightened hostility between both sides and violent attacks by the North in contested border areas [Abyei, South Kordofan, and similar patterns of violence on the border between South Darfur and Western Bahr El Ghazal] is making media headlines In the lead-up to the South’s independence from the North. However, other violence has also claimed lives and displaced people this year, but has rarely made it into the news. Voices from the Field - 12 Jul 2011

Pakistan

Despite increased support, limited access prevents the scope of MSF intervention in Kurram Agency, Pakistan

For several years now, the limitation of access to Kurram for our international staff, including medical specialists, is limiting our intervention. The support provided by MSF in Kurram could be extended, replicated to other hospitals and to other FATA agencies, if access restrictions to these areas were lessened. Project Update - 8 Jul 2011

Libya

Trapped in transit: the neglected victims of the war in Libya

As fighting continues to force civilians out of Libya, the international medical humanitarian organisation Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) calls the countries engaged in this war for a stronger humanitarian response and more effective protection for the people who are fleeing the conflict. Press Release - 30 Jun 2011

Somalia

Frontline: One of the largest refugee camps in the world is full and hundreds more arrive every day

Somali refugees escaping the conflict in their country continue to arrive en masse in Dadaab, Kenya. Three camps now hold close to four times the number of people they were built for; collectively they form one of the largest refugee camps in the word. And yet newly arrived families can no longer get inside. Project Update - 28 Jun 2011

Greece

Two accounts from detained migrants

Two migrants share their stories of loss as they escape to Evros, Greece Project Update - 16 Jun 2011

Libya

From a rock to a hard place: The neglected victims of the conflict in Libya

Almost 600,000 of the one million civilians who have fled the conflict in Libya are migrants. On crossing the border from Libya, these migrants are classed as ’third-country nationals’. This briefing paper documents the impact of their situation on their health and their lives, and points to the urgent and immediate need for more effective protection and a stronger humanitarian response. Report - 15 Jun 2011

Greece

More than 60 percent of the medical problems faced by detained migrants in Evros, Greece, caused by inhumane living and hygiene conditions

MSF urges Greek authorities to ensure dignified living conditions in detention facilities, including appropriate accommodation, sufficient distribution of food, clothing and personal hygiene items, and adequate periods of time outdoors. Press Release - 15 Jun 2011

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