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
![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
![Diffa: Water and sanitation conditions Diffa: Water and sanitation conditions](https://img.msf.org/AssetLink/hfdy47x2t1ebua2bn4d3kp8yh388005r.jpg)
Hepatitis E outbreak linked to water shortages and poor sanitation
![From Misrata to Tripoli From Misrata to Tripoli](https://img.msf.org/AssetLink/03bmcm8q7udcy8b1u27wy53f5f312285.jpg)
From Misrata to Tripoli, a first-hand account from Dr Tankred Stoebe
![Nigeria: Searching for aid after fleeing the fighting Nigeria: Searching for aid after fleeing the fighting](https://img.msf.org/AssetLink/336p74d35l243180ommc11414oh7q65d.jpg)
Searching for aid after fleeing the fighting
![Nigeria, Banki, March 2017 Nigeria, Banki, March 2017](https://img.msf.org/AssetLink/51g5o6614fprw60n78e7n1dcyjc3l8xx.jpg)
As refugees flee violence, others are forcibly returned
![Nigeria, Banki, March 2017 Nigeria, Banki, March 2017](https://img.msf.org/AssetLink/65816537u41v5d0c7547bj10c63krks3.jpg)
Testimonies of forced return
![CAR - Mar 2017 CAR - Mar 2017](https://img.msf.org/AssetLink/486k3fw2hap0w851x1w8ab570f6305r6.jpg)
Civilians pay the price of renewed, brutal fighting
![Outdoors support clinics, Thaker. Leer, South Sudan Outdoors support clinics, Thaker. Leer, South Sudan](https://img.msf.org/AssetLink/f8wxj43608x3o5tg11i6hy4t78pubad1.jpg)
Delivering healthcare to a population displaced and in danger in Leer county
![Providing care to displaced communities, Tikrit district, Iraq. Providing care to displaced communities, Tikrit district, Iraq.](https://img.msf.org/AssetLink/ds5w007w12e8b82rkc8nqju431j5u05y.jpg)
“We walked all night, staying away from roads for fear of being caught”
![NFI distribution NFI distribution](https://img.msf.org/AssetLink/1h56cj72tr7mqmgho823pdi83edgmjr6.jpg)