With the ten-year anniversary of UN Security Council Resolution 2286 approaching on May 3, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) urges Canada – a co-sponsor of the resolution – to reassert its leadership as attacks on hospitals and medical workers reach alarming new heights. Adopted on May 3, 2016, the resolution called for the protection […]
Following the announcement of a temporary ceasefire, a fragile sense of relief is overshadowed by uncertainty and caution among people in Lebanon. The humanitarian and medical needs of hundreds of thousands of people in Lebanon remain overwhelming. In southern Beirut, people are moving back and forth between their shelters and homes, collecting what they can […]
Every day, in our hospitals and clinics, we see the impacts of the restrictions on the entry of medical supplies into Gaza. The needs in Gaza are massive, yet not enough aid is entering because Israeli authorities are blocking it. Just outside of Gaza, there are trucks with food and medicine waiting, yet they are […]
On April 8, less than 10 hours after a ceasefire was announced, Israeli forces launched large-scale strikes across Lebanon, with reportedly over 100 strikes in just 10 minutes. These attacks hit densely populated residential areas, causing deaths and injuries, with people arriving en masse at already strained hospitals. The following is a firsthand account from […]
Read More… from Lebanon: “Have you seen my brother?” Mass casualties at Beirut hospital
Three years of devastating war in Sudan have dismantled the essential services people rely on – including healthcare, protection, food security and basic safety. Beyond causing direct casualties, the conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), along with the allied groups of both parties, is inflicting profound and far‑reaching […]
Read More… from Sudan: Three years of war have shattered Sudan’s lifelines
In Tawila, North Darfur state, Sudan, the landscape has changed as successive waves of people fleeing violence across Darfur have arrived seeking safety since the start of the war in 2023. Camps like Daba Naira continued to grow as families escaped attacks carried out by the Rapid support Forces (RSF) in El Fasher, Zamzam and […]
Less than 10 hours after the announcement of regional ceasefire, a little after 2 p.m., Israeli forces struck multiple cities and towns across Lebanon. This large-scale attack by Israeli forces struck multiple locations, including in the cities of Beirut, Saida and Baalbek, with reports of high influxes of patients in multiple hospitals. According to Ministry of […]
Six months since the fragile and ineffective ceasefire was implemented in Gaza on Oct. 10, 2025, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is raising the alarm on continued violent attacks by Israeli forces and an ever-expanding military control of Gaza. At the same time, the living conditions of Palestinians remain dire, against the backdrop of […]
After one month of escalated bombardment and blanket evacuation orders by Israeli forces in Lebanon, more than one million people have been forcibly displaced. Among those most at-risk are migrant workers from African and Southeast Asian countries, as well as other minorities who are increasingly cut off from humanitarian assistance. As they struggle to afford […]
Read More… from Lebanon: Migrants are among most at-risk amid Lebanon escalation
Update April 6, 2026 — Following an indiscriminate Israeli airstrike on a residential neighborhood in Beirut yesterday, five people were killed, including a 15-year-old girl and two Sudanese migrants, according to Lebanon’s Ministry of Public Health. At least 52 people, including eight children, were wounded. “A man arrived with severe bleeding from his head, panicked, […]
Read More… from Lebanon: Mass casualties after Israeli strike on residential Beirut