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Refugees in Bosnia

Refugees, IDPs and people on the move

Nearly 90 million people worldwide were forcibly displaced at the end of 2021, and over 100 million people are estimated to be displaced in 2022, according to UNHCR.

The number of people who have been forcibly displaced is now more than double the number 10 years ago, and the most since World War II. There are many reasons for flight, including war, persecution, conflict, natural disaster, destitution and repression.

With health and well-being jeopardized, the lives of the most vulnerable can be at risk. The majority are internally displaced people (IDPs), meaning they haven't crossed a border and have stayed within their country.

MSF teams work alongside people on the move at their points of arrival or during the treacherous journeys they undertake, inside and outside their countries.

 
Migrant Route Augusta Italy 2014
Mediterranean migration

European leaders are digging in their heels - saving lives in danger right now is still not their priority

Statement 24 Apr 2015
 
Iraq

“Their Lives are Shattered”

Voices from the Field 23 Apr 2015
 
South Africa

MSF teams respond to health needs of displaced people in South Africa following xenophobic violence targeting foreign nationals

Press Release 21 Apr 2015
 

More about MSF's work with refugees and migrants

Project Update 20 Apr 2015
 
Mediterranean migration

MSF calls for large scale search and rescue operation in the Mediterranean

Press Release 20 Apr 2015
 
Central African Republic

In the Carnot enclave “All I dream of is getting out of here and starting all over again”

Voices from the Field 17 Apr 2015
 
Kenya - Dadaab refugee camp
Kenya

Somali refugees must not be forcibly returned, says MSF

Press Release 16 Apr 2015
 
South Sudan

A year after mass killings in Bentiu, violence and displacement continue

Voices from the Field 15 Apr 2015
 
Kouango emergency intervention (CAR)
Central African Republic

MSF starts an emergency intervention in Kouango amid ‘a terrible mix of violence, displacement and lack of basic healthcare’

Press Release 14 Apr 2015
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