Across the Middle East, MSF is adapting programs to respond to ongoing crises. We have medical supplies ready in Iran and Lebanon to support those affected. […]
Middle East crisis: What is MSF doing?
Category: Issues in Focus
Genocide in Gaza
The war in Gaza has turned a chronic humanitarian crisis into a catastrophe. Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) teams are clear: we are witnessing Israel commit genocide. MSF teams are seeing firsthand the campaign of ethnic cleansing of Palestinians being pursued by the Israeli military in Gaza. Our staff have worked to treat wounded […]
Crisis in Sudan
UPDATE Update: Desperate conditions and accounts of mass violence in North Darfur After the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) seized the city of El Fasher in October, survivors describe mass killings, torture and kidnappings for ransom. Many people remain missing or unable to flee. Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) teams in nearby Tawila are receiving people […]
Syria-Türkiye earthquakes
Powerful earthquakes hit the south of Türkiye and northwest Syria on Feb. 6. Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) teams, already present providing humanitarian assistance in northwest Syria, are together with local partners responding to people’s urgent needs in the area since the quakes. Many of our staff have been impacted themselves, whether directly or […]
War in Ukraine
Fighting in Ukraine has killed or injured thousands of people, while more than six million refugees have fled to neighbouring countries. Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) teams are working to deliver emergency medical assistance to people still in Ukraine, as well as those now seeking safety in neighbouring countries. The situation is extremely volatile and we have witnessed the devastating impact of the conflict on civilians. Nowhere in Ukraine is […]
Climate Crisis: Impact on Human Health
MSF is paying close attention to the impact that climate change will have on our emergency humanitarian medical activities.
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Refugees, IDPs and People on the Move
Latest facts (Updated June 19, 2023) • Out of the 108 million displaced people estimated by UNHCR, over 62.5 million are IDPs. • There are over 35.3 million refugees around the world. • There are approximately 5.4 million asylum seekers, people whose claim for refugee status has not yet been determined. • Lower-income nations host 76 per cent of the […]
COVID-19 Pandemic Response
Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) teams are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic around the world. The COVID-19 pandemic is an unprecedented global emergency and MSF teams are responding in more than 70 countries. We see how the rapid spread of the disease has overwhelmed healthcare systems, disrupted economies and altered livelihoods and lifestyles in many […]