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
![MSF in Agadez region, Niger MSF in Agadez region, Niger](https://img.msf.org/AssetLink/u776vsj2voy641xb7s34y10602074ne0.jpg)
“Imagine being dumped in the desert, in the middle of nowhere, with no food or water”
![Displaced families in Herat Displaced families in Herat](https://img.msf.org/AssetLink/1k4gh22g5068273y8amjb3r6n68ms701.jpg)
Living conditions deteriorate for displaced people in Herat
![Airstrike Detention Center - Tajoura Airstrike Detention Center - Tajoura](https://img.msf.org/AssetLink/2jd6egq52tc048t7r2v4vb7oluvx6228.jpg)
“A night in which our worst fears would come to pass”
![Press Conference SAR relauch, Paris Press Conference SAR relauch, Paris](https://img.msf.org/AssetLink/pw44b4r272b8u104k7h4e272wy485274.jpg)
MSF resumes search and rescue operations with Ocean Viking
![Ocean Viking - Search and Rescue Activities New Ship Ocean Viking - Search and Rescue Activities New Ship](https://img.msf.org/AssetLink/4fxr8k2nx4x2h3u5w03h8kuobw3i34el.jpg)
MSF resumes search and rescue amid deteriorating conditions in Libya
![Medical needs of Venezuelan migrants overwhelm the capacity of the Colombian health system Medical needs of Venezuelan migrants overwhelm the capacity of the Colombian health system](https://img.msf.org/AssetLink/07nfv044k7tmrxpr2m33s5p7i002ous1.jpg)
The uncertain lives of Venezuelan migrants on the Colombian border
![Migrants and refugees in Zintan and Gharyan detention centres in Libya Migrants and refugees in Zintan and Gharyan detention centres in Libya](https://img.msf.org/AssetLink/u6k3q4p4d0eqm5w4cydb8e0540rn41sy.jpg)
Out of sight, out of mind: refugees in Libya's detention centres
![Ethiopia: The constant cycle of displacement Ethiopia: The constant cycle of displacement](https://img.msf.org/AssetLink/56oy002ex1424mpp5p23w7864bj71bl4.jpg)
The constant cycle of displacement
![Kids’Zone at MSF Thalassemia programme Kids’Zone at MSF Thalassemia programme](https://img.msf.org/AssetLink/g08xm306ta6whyse731f1wu3tr882657.jpg)