On December 12, Canada joined 153 nations and voted in favour of a United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) resolution that called for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza. The resolution also reiterated the UNGA’s demand for all parties to comply with their obligations under international law, including the protection of civilians. The non-binding UNGA resolution […]
Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is concerned about the intensification of violence in central and northern Mali. Rivalry between the various parties to the conflict is restricting people’s access to healthcare. During the week of 27 November 2023, MSF had to evacuate its teams from Nampala to the town of Niono, in the Ségou […]
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Earlier today, an MSF surgeon was injured inside Al-Awda hospital in north Gaza by a shot fired from outside the facility. Our colleagues report snipers surrounding the hospital, firing on those inside. Al-Awda has been under total siege by Israeli forces since 5 December. “Let us be clear: Al Awda is a functioning hospital with […]
Read More… from Northern Gaza: MSF surgeon injured in Al-Awda hospital
“Europe’s borders should not be gateways to suffering and violence.” “Amidst major global international shifts, such as conflicts in Gaza and Ukraine and climate change, it’s time for European policies that saves lives, not sacrifice them. The right to seek asylum, born from the atrocities of World War II, stands as a cornerstone of European […]
“The US veto makes it complicit in the carnage in Gaza,” said Avril Benoît, Executive Director of MSF-USA. Today, Dec. 8, the United Nations Security Council failed to adopt a resolution demanding a ceasefire in Gaza—blocked by a veto from the United States. The Security Council held an emergency meeting to discuss the humanitarian catastrophe in […]
Read More… from MSF calls US veto of Gaza ceasefire resolution “a vote against humanity”
The United Nations Security Council must demand an immediate and sustained ceasefire, to lift the siege and ensure unrestricted aid to the entire Gaza Strip. To date, the inaction of the United Nations Security Council and vetoes from member states, particularly the United States, make them complicit in the ongoing slaughter; this inaction has given […]
Read More… from Gaza: The UN Security Council must end its complicity in the ongoing carnage
“In the heart of South Sudan, nestled within the confines of Abyei, is where my story begins. My name is Awa Abdou, but to the locals and the volunteers here, I’m lovingly known as Nyan Abyei, the ‘Abyei Lady’. Though I arrived as an outsider, this community embraced me, making me feel as if I’ve […]
People displaced from Sudan sheltering in camps in eastern Chad are living in dire conditions, desperately short of clean water and decent sanitation. Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) teams are providing water and sanitation assistance in three camps in the border region. Some 40,000 people in Metche refugee camp are receiving just six litres […]
Read More… from Chad: MSF teams rush to find new water sources as refugees´ health risks escalate
Since the fragile truce in the Gaza Strip, the Occupied Palestinian Territories, collapsed on Dec. 1, aerial and ground attacks by Israeli forces have resulted in hundreds of people killed and injured. Two hospitals supported by Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) – Al-Aqsa in the Middle Area and Nasser in the south of the […]
On 18 November 2023, an MSF evacuation convoy came under fire in Gaza city. Two people were killed in what immediately appeared as a deliberate attack against clearly identified MSF cars. Both were family members of MSF staff, one of them was also a volunteer supporting MSF medical teams at Al-Shifa hospital. Two weeks later, […]