DRC: MSF treating alarming numbers of victims of sexual violence in displacement camps around Goma

May 10, 2023

In just two weeks, more than 670 victims of sexual violence have been treated by Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) teams in camps for displaced people around Goma, the provincial capital of North Kivu, representing 48 new victims per...

Haiti: MSF mobile clinics in Port-au-Prince treat people stranded by violence

May 10, 2023

Diana Manilla (MSF Project Coordinator) briefs the team before starting the mobile clinic activities at the MSF office. ©Alexandre Marcou Vulnerable people in Haiti’s capital of Port-au-Prince are caught in a spiral of ongoing violence and insecurity, living under the...

Djibo: Life Under Blockade

May 8, 2023

Burkina Faso is experiencing an unprecedented humanitarian crisis that has seen 1.99 million internally displaced people flee violence perpetrated by jihadist groups (OCHA, 31 March 2023). The northern town of Djibo has now been under blockade by non-state armed groups...

Sudan: MSF responds to medical needs, prepares to scale up activities

April 27, 2023

Ongoing violence continues in many parts of Sudan. Médecins Sans Frontieres/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) teams on the ground report that hospitals are overwhelmed and thousands are fleeing to safer areas. Already we are seeing immense humanitarian and medical needs. During...

Sudan: “We are still hearing gunfire from our compound as I speak”

April 21, 2023

Cyrus Paye, MSF Project Coordinator, describes the situation in North DarfurSince Saturday, April 15, intense fighting has been taking place between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Khartoum and other parts of Sudan. Many...

MSF medical data and patient testimonies indicate alarming levels of violence at the Hungary-Serbia border

August 5, 2022

Testimonies from patients and corroborating medical data from the humanitarian organisation Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) indicate an alarming and repeated use of violence, allegedly committed by Hungarian authorities, against people crossing the border between Serbia and Hungary. Beatings...

Haiti: Dozens of people hit by stray bullets as fierce violence flares up again in Port-au-Prince

July 29, 2022

Since last weekend, Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders is seeing a significant increase in the number patients wounded by stray bullets in its medical facilities in the capital. Since the start of violent clashes between armed groups in the peripheral...

MSF denounces the inhumane treatment of migrants turned back from Algeria and Libya

June 1, 2022

From January to May 2022, MSF recorded 14,196 migrants expelled from Algeria, including 6,749 non-Nigeriens. Some 139 of these migrants were women, and 30 were minors. Approximately two thousand migrants are expelled from Algeria and Libya every month on average,...

Gaza: Some wounds never heal

May 24, 2022

From 10 to 21 May 2021, Israeli airstrikes and shelling on the Gaza Strip killed 256 people, including 66 children. Around 2,000 Palestinians were injured during the bombing, including over 600 children, some of whom sustained injuries resulting in long-term disabilities such as loss of...

Haiti: A wave of violence in Port-au-Prince

May 12, 2022

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, May 11, 2022—Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is alarmed by the latest wave of violence in Port-au-Prince as its staff have received more than 96 people with gunshot wounds in its medical facilities since April 24.From April 24 to...

MSF strongly condemns latest violence after staff member shot and killed

April 20, 2022

MSF staff member shot and killed in latest violence in Leer County. Numerous people killed and thousands displaced due to the fighting. MSF calls on all armed groups to respect international humanitarian law and immediately cease targeting civilians and health...

Surviving Gaza: the hopes and perils of living under blockade

August 2, 2021

Over one month since a ceasefire came into force between the Israeli government and Hamas, Palestinians in the Gaza Strip feel unsafe and fear another round of hostilities. Twelve-year-old Mohanned was in the car with his aunt on 11 May...