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Gaza crisis: MSF calls for immediate ceasefire to protect civilians, lifting of siege to allow humanitarian supplies

Posted on 26 October 2023 (26 October 2023) by manpreet

Graphic: MSF calls for immediate ceasefire.

Some 2.2 million people are currently trapped in Gaza, one of the most densely populated places on the planet. Heavy bombardments and indiscriminate attacks have turned a chronic humanitarian crisis into a catastrophe. Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is committed to supporting the people affected by the Israeli heavy bombardments and indiscriminate attacks on […]

Ensuring regular aid delivery to Gaza is vital

Posted on 21 October 2023 (20 November 2023) by jessica

The number of trucks allowed to deliver aid into Gaza through the Rafah crossing today, October 21, is totally insufficient compared to the desperate needs of the people, who have been under complete siege and relentless bombing for two weeks. Prior to the siege, hundreds of trucks with supplies entered Gaza every day as the […]

Gaza: “There is no safe place in Gaza”

Posted on 20 October 2023 (20 November 2023) by

Loay Harb is a nurse who has been working with Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) for the past 15 years in Gaza at our burns clinic. He is currently taking shelter in his home next to the MSF office in Gaza City with his family and children. Today, Loay, like many others, is without […]

Gaza: “The wounded are in danger of dying in the next few hours”

Posted on 19 October 2023 (20 November 2023) by manpreet

The few medical facilities still operating in northern Gaza are under unimaginable duress. Many medical staff have been forced to flee to the south, as the Israeli strikes are relentless. The remaining staff have to cope with restricted access to electricity and water, in a context of siege. An update from Guillemette Thomas, Doctors Without […]

MSF condemns bombing of Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza

Posted on 17 October 2023 (20 November 2023) by

We are horrified by the recent bombing of Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza City, which was treating patients and hosting displaced Gazans. Hundreds of people have reportedly been killed. It is absolutely unacceptable. “We were operating in the hospital, there was a strong explosion, and the ceiling fell on the operating room. This is a […]

MSF: Unconditional humanity needs to be restored in Gaza

Posted on 17 October 2023 (20 November 2023) by

Mass killing of civilians is sickening and must be condemned in all possible terms. Horrific violence has been wreaked over the last 10 days. Thousands of men, women and children have been killed in Israel. Thousands of men, women and children have been killed in Palestine. The situation today in Gaza is catastrophic. Hospitals and […]

Myanmar: Mental health counsellors are more important than ever after Cyclone Mocha

Posted on 16 October 2023 (16 October 2023) by

Community based mental health sessions give hope to people in Myanmar who have faced years of conflict and displacement and are still rebuilding from the damage of a grade five cyclone that hit parts of the country in mid-May. “Patients often say to me that our sessions give them hope for the future. They feel […]

Armenia: MSF offers mental health support to people displaced from Nagorno-Karabakh

Posted on 13 October 2023 (16 October 2023) by

On Sept. 19, Azerbaijan launched an attack on various areas in Nagorno-Karabakh. The region is a self-proclaimed republic internationally recognised as belonging to Azerbaijan, but which has traditionally been home to many ethnic Armenians. After a ceasefire agreement was reached 24 hours later, more than 100,000 residents from the region made their way to neighbouring […]

Afghanistan: MSF is responding to Herat earthquake

Posted on 9 October 2023 (25 October 2023) by manpreet

At around 11:10 a.m. local time on Oct. 7, a 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck western Afghanistan, followed by several aftershocks. As of 7 p.m. local time, health authorities have confirmed 23 deaths, and 300 wounded people have been received at Herat Regional Hospital. Several aftershocks were experienced including one of 6.3 magnitude on Oct. 11. Doctors Without […]

DRC: a “total dead end” for displaced people in Goma

Posted on 4 October 2023 (1 February 2024) by

More than one million people have fled the fighting linked to the resurgence of the M23 armed group in North Kivu province in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Hundreds of thousands of them currently live in complete destitution in overcrowded camps in Goma, the provincial capital, and the surrounding area. Claire Magone, MSF-France’s Executive […]