Helmer Charris has worked for Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) for 11 years in various roles, including as a doctor, deputy project coordinator and medical advisor. His assignments include working in many emergency responses in countries including Sierra Leone, Ethiopia [the conflict in Tigray], Mexico, Yemen, South Sudan and, most recently, Panama. Helmer worked in Panama […]
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More than 21,000 people have been displaced from their homes since start of 2021. A humanitarian crisis is mounting in the Telembí Triangle area of southern Colombia, close to the border with Ecuador, as violence flares between armed groups fighting for control of the territory. Since a peace agreement was signed in Colombia in 2016, […]
Following a temporary respite during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, people in the Norte de Santander and Nariño regions of Colombia are experiencing high levels of violence as a result of disputes between various armed groups, including mass killings, assassinations, threats and displacement from their homes. This is having a serious impact on […]
A humanitarian emergency is unfolding in Nariño, Colombia, after escalating conflict over the past several months has caused mass displacement in the Pacific region. Around 14,000 people have been affected and left without adequate support. Between the end of 2019 and the beginning of 2020, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) teams working in […]
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Nearly 44,000 Venezuelans fleeing the economic and political crisis gripping their country have arrived in Arauca, northeastern Colombia, in recent years. Although they find what they need to survive there, many face precarious situations that are not being adequately addressed. Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) offer vital medical services in the Tame region’s […]
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