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Refugees, IDPs and people on the move

Will the Council of Europe fulfill its responsibilities?

Médecins Sans Frontières' hearing at the Council of Europe. Press Release - 22 Jan 2002
 
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Democratic Republic of Congo

Lava stream hits Goma, eastern DRC - possibly 400,000 people displaced

MSF staff were safely evacuated but the office and all supplies were destroyed in the lava flow. Project Update - 18 Jan 2002
 
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Russia

Chechens still fleeing violence

The plight of Chechens has lost the attention of the international community. MSF calls upon the UNHCR to improve living conditions of displaced Chechens in Ingushetia. Press Release - 16 Jan 2002
 
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Afghanistan

MSF asks that Iranian authorities remove obstacles to aid operations in Afghanistan

Following September 11, Iranian authorities publically announced the closure of their border with Afghanistan. Now the provision of aid from Iran inside Afghanistan is being frustrated by obstacles imposed by the Iranian authorities. Press Release - 5 Dec 2001
 
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Afghanistan

MSF opens programmes for displaced Afghans inside Afghanistan

MSF opens programmes for displaced Afghans inside Afghanistan. Press Release - 9 Nov 2001
 
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Refugees, IDPs and people on the move

MSF sends a medical team to Christmas Island

MSF has offered medical assistance to the Norwegian ship Tampa carrying over 400 refugees on board, until they are granted access to proper health care on land. Press Release - 29 Aug 2001
 
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Refugees, IDPs and people on the move

Criminals...like rats running away

China's "Strike Hard" campaign which has involved a sharp increase in the number of aid workers arrested and fined and refugees repatriated, many to face death or imprisonment. Project Update - 23 Jul 2001
 
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Refugees, IDPs and people on the move

Military involvement in refugee crises: a positive evolution?

Military involvement in refugee relief operations has undergone a remarkable evolution during the past decade, from providing logistical support to aid organisations in Kurdistan in 1991 to leading relief efforts for Kosovan refugees in 1999. Project Update - 5 May 2001
 
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Refugees, IDPs and people on the move

Lancet: Refugees - Documenting violence against refugees

Collecting testimonies is a moral obligation; in some cases it should be a priority, whatever the consequences on the official authorisations, to provide further medical and humanitarian assistance. Project Update - 5 May 2001
 
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Refugees, IDPs and people on the move

Refugees - Commentary: Refugees: 50 years on

Much funding and political support was secured for the millions fleeing Kosovo, yet refugees with just as much, if not greater need, in Sierra Leone and the Democratic Republic of Congo, receive meagre donations, scant media attention, and are largely ignored by western politics. In the Media - 5 May 2001
Cholera intervention in South Kivu
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