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
![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
![Last stop Khamer: stories of exile in Yemen Last stop Khamer: stories of exile in Yemen](https://img.msf.org/AssetLink/kdjpi417pkbcdk6m5834qx44yrvuqkbf.jpg)
Last stop, Khamer: displaced people in exile in northwestern Yemen
![Message from Ocean Viking Message from Ocean Viking](https://img.msf.org/AssetLink/8o1dj2r1x32052438y241ffi3do0o6g4.jpg)
Ocean Viking rescue survivors finally offered place of safety
![MSF medical activities on board MSF medical activities on board](https://img.msf.org/AssetLink/20561753jffm381g1381a1uxy427nr11.jpg)
“He just kept running, despite the wound and the bleeding”
![Kutupalong megacamp Kutupalong megacamp](https://img.msf.org/AssetLink/fw6c188l380vv55i7t71uuhyhc1603f5.jpg)
Two years on: No solutions in sight for the Rohingya
![Ah Nauk Ye camp, Central Rakhine Ah Nauk Ye camp, Central Rakhine](https://img.msf.org/AssetLink/mc8wtoayo483cd811hn0o607vm3sj84q.jpg)
Being Rohingya in Myanmar: “We hold our frustration inside because we cannot speak out”
![Kutupalong megacamp Kutupalong megacamp](https://img.msf.org/AssetLink/imtffw3dhjn325e85oc26f48574h442o.jpg)
Being Rohingya in Bangladesh: “The population has been completely suspended in time”
![Kutupalong megacamp Kutupalong megacamp](https://img.msf.org/AssetLink/2ek5e05343x833rcg165af64iur1ac8a.jpg)
“The collective fate of the Rohingya is in our hands”
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People are suspended in time: Two years on from the Rohingya refugee crisis
![Ocean Viking First Rescue - August 9 Ocean Viking First Rescue - August 9](https://img.msf.org/AssetLink/1ir23v54l0706rk5550t6no5cg3p68iq.jpg)