NEW YORK, OCTOBER 16, 2013—Tens of thousands of people have fled a new wave of attacks and ruthless killings by armed groups and government forces in northwestern Central African Republic (CAR), the international medical humanitarian organisation Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) said today. More than 30,000 people are displaced in the town of Bossangoa, … Read more
Every day, thousands of people continue to flee the violence in Syria. Since the conflict began, over two million Syrians have sought refuge in neighbouring countries. Doctors Without Borders/ Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has been working in northern Iraq to respond to this situation since May 2012. “We came from Tel Brak in north-eastern Syria. … Read more
Source: This article originally appeared in Le Monde. Most diplomatic discussion on Syria has focused on the recent chemical weapons attack in al Ghouta, eastern Damascus. Meanwhile, the residents of this area continue to face daily bombings and a blockade that deprives them of the food and medicines that they need to survive. And humanitarian assistance … Read more
The medical humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) denounces the targeting of civilian populations in a new wave of violence that erupted recently in Bouca, roughly 180 miles north of Bangui, the capital of Central African Republic (CAR). In the immediate aftermath, MSF treated more than two dozen people who had been injured … Read more
Syrian refugees are crossing the border into Iraqi Kurdistan in huge numbers, with more than 42,300 passing through the Peshkabour border crossing since it reopened a week ago on 15th August. Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) teams have set up health posts on both sides of the border, providing medical consultations and distributing water to … Read more
Since the escalation of political violence in Egypt in late June, Doctors Without Borders / Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF)’s team in Cairo has been in close and regular contact with the main public and private healthcare facilities throughout Cairo and other affected areas of the country. The team has provided medical supplies and equipment to health facilities … Read more
After working continuously in Somalia since 1991, the international medical humanitarian organisation Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) today announced the closure of all its programmes in Somalia, the result of extreme attacks on its staff in an environment where armed groups and civilian leaders increasingly support, tolerate, or condone the killing, assaulting, and abducting … Read more
Abuse and Manipulation of Humanitarian Action End 22 Years of Medical Aid in Somalia; Armed Groups and Civilian Leadership Support and Tolerance of Violent Attacks Against MSF Undermine Minimum Security Guarantees for Maintaining Assistance Programs NAIROBI, NEW YORK, August 14, 2013—After working continuously in Somalia since 1991, the international medical humanitarian organization Doctors Without … Read more
On Monday, 5th of August, a group of armed men attacked a car belonging to Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) on a main road outside Juba. Two MSF staff members were seriously injured, one of them died from his injuries two days later. The car was clearly marked as belonging to MSF. The exact … Read more
On Monday, 5th of August, a group of armed men attacked a car belonging to Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) on a main road outside Juba. Two MSF staff members were seriously injured, one of them died from his injuries two days later. The car was clearly marked as belonging to MSF. The exact circumstances of … Read more