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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.

 
Shifa hospital compound, Gaza City
Palestine

“Violence has no religion”: testimony of a Palestinian member of the MSF team in Gaza

Voices from the Field 31 Jul 2014
 
Shifa hospital compound, Gaza City
Palestine

“Here I feel safe” confides a Palestinian member of staff taking refuge in the MSF office

Voices from the Field 31 Jul 2014
 
Iraq - Medical care for those displaced by fighting in areas between Dohuk and Mosul
Iraq

“Today the greatest medical needs remain in areas that are extremely difficult and dangerous to reach”

Project Update 21 Jul 2014
 
Yemen
Yemen

MSF supports IDPs in Sana’a and Amran

Press Release 17 Jul 2014
 
Thousands of Muslims flee Central African Republic
Central African Republic

Retrospective mortality study reveals massive levels of death due to violence against Muslims during peak of conflict

Press Release 16 Jul 2014
 
IPD - Airport Bangui CAR
Refugees, IDPs and people on the move

Central African Refugees in Chad and Cameroon: “Suitcase or Coffin”

Report 16 Jul 2014
 
CAR 2010 Anna Surinyach
Central African Republic

Suitcase or Coffin

Project Update 16 Jul 2014
 
Sarah Maynard MSF Project Coordinator  Leer South Sudan
South Sudan

“The market is empty and people are going hungry”

Voices from the Field 14 Jul 2014
 
Saving Gatluok, malnutrition in Leer, South Sudan
South Sudan

Child malnutrition rates skyrocket in South Sudan

Press Release 14 Jul 2014
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