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.
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![Geo Barents - Rotation 9 - Rescue 1 Geo Barents - Rotation 9 - Rescue 1](https://img.msf.org/AssetLink/2026ygoe74103si37skpf413l4u2m5b2.jpg)
Over 100 deaths at sea in one week as European States look away
![Cabo Delgado: A crisis far from over Cabo Delgado: A crisis far from over](https://img.msf.org/AssetLink/m5xm05cho1xqcl1t675y6x3521e87saf.jpg)
"It's extremely volatile" – people in Cabo Delgado continue to flee violence
![Turquesa River Turquesa River](https://img.msf.org/AssetLink/u0hn2cp634wh84vep1244o6oi22f64pq.jpg)
Violence and danger for people crossing Panama’s Darien jungle
Reports & Analysis
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Constructing Crisis at Europe’s Border
![Condition of migrants in Paris Condition of migrants in Paris](https://img.msf.org/AssetLink/031xf718o61bdw70l62j72305e281e60.jpg)
Unaccompanied minors, symbols of a policy of mistreatment
![Day of Violence in the Central African Republic Day of Violence in the Central African Republic](https://img.msf.org/AssetLink/j0n0e3tfqovx3e845luu1x44c4av0nca.jpg)
Unprotected: Report on violence and lack of protection for civilians in CAR
![NAURU - MSF forced to end its Mental Health activities NAURU - MSF forced to end its Mental Health activities](https://img.msf.org/AssetLink/d185wd00605h7y0713ttr4u46570dq05.jpg)
Report: Indefinite Despair
![Life in limbo - psychosocial support for asylum seekers in Sweden Life in limbo - psychosocial support for asylum seekers in Sweden](https://img.msf.org/Docs/MSF/Media/CMS3/8/7/2/a/MSF222956.jpg)
Uncertain life situation leads to mental health distress among asylum seekers
![Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh](https://img.msf.org/AssetLink/l8l22t4ear7idrbj1dh7i0511dm0b4j1.jpg)
‘No one was left’ - Death and Violence Against the Rohingya
![Borgo Mezzanone, the“Pista” ghetto Borgo Mezzanone, the“Pista” ghetto](https://img.msf.org/AssetLink/qt4360apq3x86862enm1is7v552aa424.jpg)
Migrants and refugees on the margins of society
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MSF-Analysis articles on Migration & Refugees
![Trapani Italy - refugee reception and mental health Trapani Italy - refugee reception and mental health](https://img.msf.org/AssetLink/21m002nh672d05viywhy6ubd20yx2wk4.jpg)
European policies dramatically worsened the so-called 2015 “refugee crisis”
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MSF denounces the sexual violence against migrants travelling to Europe
![Iraq - Mental health care for Syrian refugees Iraq - Mental health care for Syrian refugees](https://img.msf.org/AssetLink/p3ck5s3ewdk24x37xxka3vjgtnegt286.jpg)
An invisible crisis - alarming psychological needs among refugees in Iraq
![Iraq - Mental health care for Syrian refugees Iraq - Mental health care for Syrian refugees](https://img.msf.org/AssetLink/8jbra2lxvqd2v7euehx6y1r4m658hstj.jpg)
It is difficult to have hope for the future when we don’t know what will happen
![CAR CAR](https://img.msf.org/Docs/MSF/Media/CMS3/4/b/a/7/MSF141242.jpg)
9,000 children vaccinated against measles, polio in Gadzi
![MSB105 Iraq - Medical care for Syrian crossing the Iraqi Kurdistan border MSB105 Iraq - Medical care for Syrian crossing the Iraqi Kurdistan border](https://img.msf.org/AssetLink/i234u12du183275bhq541y4kb5yob6uf.jpg)
MSF provides emergency care to families fleeing to Iraq
![DRC - Displacement of population in Gety DRC - Displacement of population in Gety](https://img.msf.org/AssetLink/hoav4gspc2mo03h18wy476j058g7meyv.jpg)
MSF assists displaced people in Ituri
![Lebanon, Tripoli – Bringing healthcare to neighbourhoods isolated by sectarian violence Lebanon, Tripoli – Bringing healthcare to neighbourhoods isolated by sectarian violence](https://img.msf.org/AssetLink/6ho2v0t1fg1158in37f6srxw46685ikq.jpg)
Bringing healthcare to neighbourhoods isolated by sectarian violence
![Emergency intervention in the Transit camp of Bubukwanga Emergency intervention in the Transit camp of Bubukwanga](https://img.msf.org/AssetLink/e180pf560a161bs7p767gqv727f37ln7.jpg)
MSF increases assistance to refugees fleeing violence in DRC
![Iraq - Thousands of Syrians crossing the border into Iraqi Kurdistan Iraq - Thousands of Syrians crossing the border into Iraqi Kurdistan](https://img.msf.org/AssetLink/n717l61q0hi323w30546w7q26u646x6b.jpg)
MSF provides healthcare to Syrians crossing into Iraqi Kurdistan
![PCV Vaccination Campaign in Yida Camp PCV Vaccination Campaign in Yida Camp](https://img.msf.org/AssetLink/66i1048w52am8gxpe7t8r36784j0861n.jpg)