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Nearly 90 million people worldwide were forcibly displaced at the end of 2021, and over 100 million people are estimated to be displaced in 2022, according to UNHCR.

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.

 
Aerial view of the Bulengo IDP site
Democratic Republic of Congo

Massive needs everywhere as displacement reaches unprecedented levels in DRC

Project Update 20 Dec 2023
 
Forest in Podlaskie region
Poland

People continue to cross Belarus-Poland border in search of safety in Europe

Press Release 19 Dec 2023
 
Rotation 33 - Rescue 1
Mediterranean migration

MSF calls on EU Parliament and EU Member States to prioritise safety of people seeking sanctuary

Open Letter 12 Dec 2023
 
Rotation 17 - Testimony - Amadou
Libya

MSF report on abuse in Abu Salim and Ain Zara detention centres in Libya

Report 6 Dec 2023
 
Rescue September 25, 2017
Libya

People are beaten, sexually abused and killed in Libyan detention centres

Project Update 6 Dec 2023
 
Out of Fear, Rohingya youth trapped in violence and despair (stills)
Rohingya refugee crisis

Rohingya youth trapped in violence and despair in Cox's Bazar

Documentary 6 Dec 2023
 
Migrants in transit in Ecuador, Colombia and Panama
Central American Migration

Migrants left without protection as Darién Gap crossings reach half a million

Project Update 30 Nov 2023
 
Rotation 33 - Rescue 4
Mediterranean migration

“No one came to our rescue”: The human costs of European migration policies in the Central Mediterranean

Report 22 Nov 2023
 
Rotation 20 Rescue 2
Mediterranean migration

EU member states must reverse deadly inaction on Central Mediterranean migration

Press Release 22 Nov 2023
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