Poland

Poland-Belarus Border: New ban on Eastern Border risks blocking MSF and civil society from reaching people in need

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Warsaw, 11 June 2024 – MSF is concerned that the Polish Ministry of Interior’s new ban on accessing part of its Eastern border zone near the Polish-Belarusian border will risk blocking civil society access to people seeking protection, potentially leading to life-threatening consequences for those unable to receive necessary humanitarian and medical relief. Data collected … Read more

MSF leaves Polish border after being blocked from assisting people

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AMSTERDAM – Three months after sending an emergency response team to assist migrants and refugees crossing from Belarus to Poland, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has withdrawn teams after being repeatedly blocked by Polish authorities from accessing the forested border region, where groups of people are surviving in sub-zero temperatures, in desperate need of medical and humanitarian … Read more