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MSF denounces Israel’s ban on UNRWA, the latest devastating blow to the Palestinians

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The Israeli Knesset’s ban on UNRWA’s operations voted on Oct. 28 represents a devastating blow to Palestinian life. It will further undermine people’s survival prospects in Gaza and heavily impact communities in the West Bank. Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) denounces this legislation, which represents an inhumane ban on vital humanitarian aid. The Knesset’s […]

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Gaza: MSF calls for safety and information on missing doctor

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Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is deeply concerned for the safety and whereabouts of Dr. Mohammed Obeid, an MSF orthopedic surgeon who was sheltering and working in Kamal Adwan Hospital, northern Gaza, with whom we lost contact since the afternoon of Oct. 25. The hospital and its surroundings have been subjected to intense military operations by […]

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Stories of displaced: Hundreds of thousands of people in Lebanon in search of a safe place after large-scale Israeli bombardments

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Following the large-scale Israeli bombardment in Lebanon over the past week, hundreds of thousands of Lebanese families including MSF staff, have been forced out of their houses and pushed on the roads, in a desperate search of a safe place. MSF is providing support to displaced people in shelters, like schools, in the south of […]

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Q&A: A Canadian Emergency Coordinator shares the catastrophic impact of war in Sudan

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Canadian Ada Yee is an MSF emergency coordinator who has worked in over 17 countries, including Ethiopia, Syria, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Haiti, and Yemen. She recently completed a four-month assignment in Sudan’s South Darfur region and shares some insight on the impact of the war in Sudan. 17 months after war broke out […]

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MSF steps up humanitarian response in Lebanon, many people displaced

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Following the widescale Israeli bombings of multiple areas in Lebanon on Monday Sep. 23, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is gradually stepping up its response to the escalating humanitarian needs by delivering primary healthcare and essential relief items to the displaced population. According to the Ministry of Health, 558 people were killed and 1,835 […]

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Open letter to Canadian Parliamentarians: Four urgent humanitarian priorities requiring bold action

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Dear Parliamentarians,  As you return from across the country to the House of Commons in Ottawa for the next sitting of Canada’s Parliament, we find ourselves at a moment of significant global unrest. Hundreds of millions of people’s lives, safety and dignity are at risk due to conflicts, disasters, and their deliberate exclusion from accessing […]

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Haiti: MSF denounces obstruction of ambulance

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On Tuesday, September 3, a Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) ambulance carrying a patient in critical condition was stopped by police in Port-au-Prince and detained, preventing our team from providing the necessary care. The patient was suffering from an open fracture and in urgent need of hospital care. Held for more than an hour, […]

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Mpox: MSF responds to WHO declaring mpox a public health emergency of international concern

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On 13 August 2024, the Africa CDC declared the mpox outbreak a Public Health Emergency of Continental Security. Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) recognised the Africa CDC’s declaration and were relieved that the World Health Organization (WHO) on 14 August declared the upsurge of mpox in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and a […]

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Unprecedented floods in Eastern Chad: MSF calls for rapid response in Koukou, as thousands of people hit by worst floods in living memory

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A coordinated and rapid response is urgently needed in the decimated town of Koukou, Sila province, in eastern Chad as thousands of people have fled flood waters, seeking refuge on a hill, with desperate shortages of food, shelter, drinking water and healthcare. Koukou and surrounding villages were hit by heavy rains in early August. Wadi […]

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