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.
Featured
![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
![Samos island Samos island](https://img.msf.org/AssetLink/g84757lqd106f5bq0ax2s51en5byho4d.jpg)
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
![People fetching water in Palorinya refugee camp, Uganda People fetching water in Palorinya refugee camp, Uganda](https://img.msf.org/AssetLink/mtv0u848mrl2skg237dx5270s0i3005n.jpg)
Over 900,000 South Sudanese refugees are in need of humanitarian aid
![](https://img.msf.org/AssetLink/g317n02jkw12560j1m06bx025ql5vefv.jpg)
Crisis Update - May 2017
![Crisis in Bangassou, May 2017 Crisis in Bangassou, May 2017](https://img.msf.org/AssetLink/2o8dmh772l6dt80cah3856dkh4580o10.jpg)
"The city of Bangassou has turned into a battlefield; we fear the worst for the civilian population"
![Exodus - Mexico Exodus - Mexico](https://img.msf.org/AssetLink/nx6uug67h1jatrd84vs7s8mk5f3ko5ul.jpg)
Forced to flee Central America's Northern Triangle: A Neglected Humanitarian Crisis
![Mexico Migrants Report 2017 Mexico Migrants Report 2017](https://img.msf.org/AssetLink/r07i62d7310v81mmq51a1mt75hkry1cq.jpg)
No way to safety for people fleeing extreme violence in Central America’s Northern Triangle
![Crisis in Aburoch, South Sudan Crisis in Aburoch, South Sudan](https://img.msf.org/AssetLink/7n0f4l10o8gwqt681d6ktr737581ep57.jpg)
Fighting and deplorable conditions in Aburoc force 20,000 people to flee
![Airstrikes hit an MSF-supported hospital in Dara’a governorate. Airstrikes hit an MSF-supported hospital in Dara’a governorate.](https://img.msf.org/AssetLink/r08623c5552q6182512476m65i3288dy.jpg)
"MSF adapts to respond to the needs of a war-afflicted population"
![Post Operative Care in South Mosul, Iraq Post Operative Care in South Mosul, Iraq](https://img.msf.org/AssetLink/3q4vju8867kx5as7r6y7b4ne78hh3474.jpg)
Crisis update Mosul - May 2017
![In April 2017, up to 25,000 people were forced to flee Kodok for the IDP camp in Aburoc as the frontline approached. In April 2017, up to 25,000 people were forced to flee Kodok for the IDP camp in Aburoc as the frontline approached.](https://img.msf.org/AssetLink/122fc7mu660t3536ty86032ycy51350f.jpg)