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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.

 
Thousands of newly displaced in Northern Bahr el Ghazal, South Sudan
South Sudan

Thousands of newly displaced in Northern Bahr el Ghazal in desperate need of humanitarian support

Project Update 4 Feb 2015
 
Niger

MSF assists people fleeing violence and increases medical capacity in case of electoral violence

Crisis Update 30 Jan 2015
 
Harsh winter conditions for refugees in Lebanon
Lebanon

Syrian refugees in Lebanon: "This crisis cannot be forgotten”

Project Update 27 Jan 2015
 
Iraq - Mobile clinics and NFI distributiont to IDPs in Dohuk Governorate
Iraq

Displaced by Conflict in Iraq: “How Can You Live in Such a Place?”

Voices from the Field 15 Jan 2015
 
Nigeria

“There are only two doctors in the whole of north Borno State”

Voices from the Field 13 Jan 2015
 
Trauma Surgical Project in Jordan
Syria

From bad to worse

Op-Ed 7 Jan 2015
 
Yemen

MSF provides medical care to IDPs and injured people lacking access in Al-Bayda governorate

Project Update 18 Dec 2014
 
MSF in Sadda and Alizai, Kurram Agency (FATA)
Pakistan

“No Place to Call Home” for Internally Displaced People

In the Media 16 Dec 2014
 
Iraq, Kirkuk
Iraq

Thousands of displaced in Kirkuk lacking essential aid

Press Release 4 Dec 2014
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