People on the migration route through the Darién Gap, the roadless region between Colombia and Panama, experience an intensified level of brutality and cruelty in attacks of sexual violence. In the last two months, teams from Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) have also recorded an exponential increase in the number of assaults, in what […]
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“We are horrified by the latest news from Gaza City, where over 100 people were killed and about 750 wounded today, according to local health authorities, after Israeli forces reportedly opened fire as Palestinians were waiting to receive food from aid trucks. MSF staff were not present on the site, and due to bad telecommunications, we […]
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“I was not like this before, I knew how to cope with problems, but now I find it hard,” says Camila,* tears running down her face as she sits in a shelter for migrants in Matamoros, in Mexico’s Taumalipas state. Camila’s tears are just one sign of what she has been through in recent weeks. […]
Ituri province, in the east of Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), has been gripped for decades by recurring cycles of violence. Since mid-February there has been a resurgence of attacks, many of them targeting civilians, resulting in significant casualties, especially among women and children. In response to people’s critical medical needs in the province, in […]
One month ago, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) issued provisional measures ordering Israel to prevent and punish acts of genocide and ensure that basic services and aid reach people in the Gaza Strip. However, the humanitarian situation for trapped Gazans remains catastrophic. According to local health authorities, the number of people killed in Gaza […]
Keiber migrated to Ecuador with his wife, where they had two children. Now the four of them are travelling to the United States. Keiber was interviewed at the temporary migration reception centre in Lajas Blancas, Panama, after having crossed the Darien Gap. “We left Valencia [in Venezuela] five years ago for Ecuador. I am 26 […]
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In eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) the humanitarian crisis has reached dramatic proportions in 2023, with massive levels of violence and displacement. In North Kivu, armed clashes linked to the resurgence of the M23 armed group have forced up to 1 million people to flee their homes. Often overshadowed, the provinces of Ituri and […]
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Before April 15 of last year, I never imagined that I would find myself in Khartoum, the capital city of our country, working in a conflict zone. I am a doctor from Sudan, and I’ve worked with MSF for several years. But I’ve never seen anything like the suffering that people in my country now […]
WHO’s cholera team have reported to the media that stocks of the oral cholera vaccine – needed to both respond to cholera outbreaks and prevent them – have run out. (Reuters, Feb. 14, 2024.) It comes as there are currently an extraordinary number of cholera outbreaks around the world, leading to extremely high demand for […]
A humanitarian crisis is escalating in Bulukat and Renk, two of the busiest transit sites in South Sudan’s Upper Nile state, warns international medical organisation Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) today. Thousands of people who escaped the conflict in Sudan are desperately short of essentials including clean water, food, shelter and healthcare. Overcrowded and […]