In late 2020, violence once again struck CAR, a country that has undergone decades of intermittent conflict.
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Category: News & Stories
Humanitarian needs persist on the border between Colombia and Venezuela
After three years of providing care, MSF is handing its projects over to Premiére Urgence Internationale and calling for a stronger aid response for thousands of families on the border.
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Kenya: Urgent solutions needed for refugees as camps close
With the deadline to close Kenya’s refugee camps just over six months away, urgency is mounting to find sustainable solutions for the refugees in the camps at Dadaab.
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Northwest Syria: The displaced population dreading another tough winter
Another winter season is approaching in northwest Syria, where over 2 million people, the majority of whom are women and children, remain internally displaced.
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Canada: Actions needed on the 1 year anniversary of COVID-19 vaccine dose
By Adam Houston, MSF’s Medical Policy and Advocacy Officer in Canada.
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Friends of MSF Chapter Resources
Find below a suite of useful tools, templates, and guiding documents to support the work of your Friends of MSF group. Is there a resource that is not on this page, but you feel would greatly support your team’s activities? Please reach out to Josh to discuss! Policy Handbook (EN) / Policy Handbook (FR) Action […]
Northwest Syria: Mass casualty influx in an MSF co-managed hospital following an airstrike in Idlib
On Saturday, December 211, 2021, 15 casualties were rushed to a hospital co-managed by MSF following an airstrike in Idlib governorate, northwest Syria.
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Haiti: Unbearable insecurity in Port-au-Prince
Haiti’s capital is in a state of high tension as armed groups vie for power across the city and challenge the government.
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South Sudan: Severe floods and lacklustre humanitarian response leave people dangerously exposed in Bentiu
People in Bentiu in northern South Sudan are facing outbreaks to infectious and waterborne diseases, increased food insecurity and malnutrition, due to some of the most severe floods in decades. A failure from humanitarian organizations and authorities to scale up quickly enough in response has left at least 152,000 displaced people in horrific living conditions. […]
One year after the first shot, pharma must urgently “share the tech” of COVID-19 vaccines
As the omicron variant spreads, MSF calls on Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech to immediately share their lifesaving mRNA vaccine technology with manufacturers that stand ready to boost the global supply.
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