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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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
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Violence and danger for people crossing Panama’s Darien jungle
Reports & Analysis
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Constructing Crisis at Europe’s Border
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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
![Palma Response - Pemba Stadium Palma Response - Pemba Stadium](https://img.msf.org/AssetLink/0j74lb82fx7w26684w3y6728lgg48ao1.jpg)
Fear and loss for people fleeing violence in Cabo Delgado
![Detention Centres - Tripoli, Libya Detention Centres - Tripoli, Libya](https://img.msf.org/AssetLink/8s8ie488qy567523d17s53m1j4k5fma5.jpg)
Libya: One dead and two injured in shooting in Tripoli detention centre
![MSF clinic in Pagak reception centre. Ethiopia, March 2021.](/sites/default/files/styles/card_half/public/images/IMG_4447.jpg?itok=ntiYT3Dq)
Asylum seekers trapped in appalling conditions in Gambella region
![The growing impact of the conflict in Cabo Delgado The growing impact of the conflict in Cabo Delgado](https://img.msf.org/AssetLink/0u0b88b17nwajcqr8u0cf7u8fpt56054.jpg)
Violence in Cabo Delgado: “Many have seen dead bodies along the way”
![MSF response to Moria Fire MSF response to Moria Fire](https://img.msf.org/AssetLink/chs46043s7w88l7p3j3505hni77560w5.jpg)
Open letter to Ylva Johansson, European Commissioner of Home Affairs
![Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh three years after their exodus Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh three years after their exodus](https://img.msf.org/AssetLink/0j2vg6i5785i2u3f1a8235wyj8g6160l.jpg)
Three questions on life for the Rohingya in Bangladesh
![Carrying water from boreholes in Pulka IDP camp Carrying water from boreholes in Pulka IDP camp](https://img.msf.org/AssetLink/31x4h6c5e33j1k0wjd7nkdv1640xyo57.jpg)
Pulka, where water is the source of life… and disease
![Marib: Health needs grow in what was considered the safe haven of Yemen Marib: Health needs grow in what was considered the safe haven of Yemen](https://img.msf.org/AssetLink/p3g1sbat448r055e641oe422x6245872.jpg)
Health needs grow for people in former safe haven of Marib
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