“I was so happy with it,” says Warde* remembering her home in Deir Al Zahrani, in the Nabatiyeh governorate of southern Lebanon. “[It was] a small, cozy home – two rooms, a kitchen and a bathroom. A small slope, starting from below with a big chinaberry tree. You go up a little, there is a […]
Read More… from Lebanon: memories of home and hope for return for displaced families
Despite a decline in overall violence since the announcement of the October ceasefire, Palestinians in Gaza continue to be killed, injured and forcibly displaced by Israeli forces. According to the Palestinian Ministry of Health, more than 3,500 people have been injured since Oct. 11, 2025. In June 2026, 121 people were killed, making it the […]
Read More… from Palestine: MSF staff member recounts surviving Israeli gunfire in Gaza
Doctors without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is urging the Government of Pakistan to ensure refugees are not forcibly returned to Afghanistan under the Illegal Foreigners Repatriation Plan (IFRP) and to establish formal exemptions for individuals with international protection needs. MSF is deeply concerned about the IFRP’s impact on refugees’ access to healthcare. Refugees have told […]
Read More… from Pakistan: MSF urges protection for Afghan refugees facing forced return
On July 25, once again, our medical teams in Gaza, Palestine, treated patients with devastating blast injuries caused by Israeli forces’ airstrikes. Seven airstrikes hit different areas of Gaza between 12 and 6 pm. A total of eight wounded patients were referred to the Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) field hospital in Al Zawayda, […]
Malaria is one of the leading causes of death in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), including in North Kivu. Yet the people of this province may soon be deprived of essential funding to respond to the disease. Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) learned that North Kivu will no longer receive support for malaria […]
Read More… from Democratic Republic of Congo: Malaria funding cuts will have deadly consequences
In Port-au-Prince, Haiti, armed groups continually battle the government and its supporters for territorial control. This violence prevents residents from freely moving around in the city and the few hospitals still operating are sometimes forced to suspend activities for security reasons. The situation is particularly critical in the commune of Cité Soleil, which is controlled […]
Read More… from Haiti: People risk their lives to seek medical care
One month since the devastating earthquakes of June 24, Venezuela is grappling with the aftermath, including profound grief as thousands mourn the loss of family, friends and everything they owned. The earthquakes, which affected the coastal state of La Guaira, near Caracas, has transitioned into a complex, protracted crisis characterized by a massive displacement of people, […]
The Ebola disease outbreak continues to spread in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). In North Kivu, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is caring for people affected by the virus and is setting up an Ebola Treatment Centre in the city of Butembo. MSF is also supporting social groups and community leaders in Butembo […]
Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is deeply alarmed by a deadly incident which occured on the Atlantic migration route. According to initial testimonies collected from survivors who disembarked in Nouadhibou, the vessel reportedly departed from The Gambia with around 190 people on board and headed towards the Canary Islands. After 25 days at sea, […]
Read More… from Mauritania: Fatal crossing for migrants in the Atlantic Ocean
Why is El Obeid attracting attention now? The vast Kordofan region in south-central Sudan has remained one of the most volatile and active conflict zones of the three-year-old long war in the country. North Kordofan state is at the centre of the hostilities and its capital, El Obeid has become a refuge for about 100,000 […]
Read More… from Sudan: Drone attacks are worsening the crisis in El Obeid