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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.

 
Pakistan

Local health services and host families strained by massive displacement in Pakistan's North West Frontier Province

Project Update 17 Jun 2009
 

MSF increases medical assistance to those affected by violence in north DR Congo

Project Update 16 Jun 2009
 
Zimbabwe

No Refuge, Access Denied: Medical and Humanitarian Needs of Zimbabweans in South Africa

Report 4 Jun 2009
 
South Africa

Zimbabwean nightmare of neglect continues in South Africa

Press Release 2 Jun 2009
 
Pakistan

Increasing numbers of displaced in Pakistan bring camps to capacity with days

Project Update 25 May 2009
 
Project Update

MSF denounces the policy of forced repatriation of the Hmong population of Huai Nam Khao camp back to Laos, and refuses to work under military pressure

Press Release 20 May 2009
 
Thailand

Hidden Behind Barbed Wire

Report 20 May 2009
 
Kenya

Somali refugees imperilled in overcrowded camps in Kenya

Press Release 18 May 2009
 
Sri Lanka

A 'full blown storm of medical and humanitarian needs' in Sri Lanka

Project Update 15 May 2009
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