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topic: Conflict/Violence

MSF report: GHF-run food distributions in Gaza are sites of “orchestrated killing and dehumanisation” that must be shutdown

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Jerusalem, 7th August 2025 – An analysis of Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) medical data, patients’ testimonies, and first-hand medical witnessing at two MSF clinics in Gaza, Palestine, point to both targeted and indiscriminate violence by Israeli forces and private American contractors against starved Palestinians at food distribution sites run by the so-called Gaza Humanitarian Foundation … Read more

DRC: Fleeing conflict, facing crisis: South Sudanese refugees amass in Ituri

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With violence intensifying in South Sudan, more than 33,000 refugees have fled to northern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). In May, Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) launched an emergency intervention to provide lifesaving medical care to a community facing crisis. “We saw people shooting guns. Then we saw planes shooting people from the sky. … Read more

Surviving sexual violence in Eastern DRC: For Congolese women in Goma, nowhere is safe

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Every week, hundreds of survivors of sexual violence seek care at health centres supported by Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) in Goma, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). In 2024 alone, nearly 40,000 women were treated by MSF teams in North Kivu province — a record high. Since January 2025, when M23/Alliance Fleuve Congo … Read more

Armed conflict and administrative barriers limit health access in Arauca: MSF responds with mobile clinics

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Arauca, Colombia- In Colombia’s northeastern department of Arauca, continuous migration from Venezuela, intensified armed conflict between the National Liberation Army (ELN) and dissidents of the Central General State (EMC), and emergency response from floods, have overwhelmed the local capacity since 2022. In 2024, Arauca was the third department in the country with the highest number … Read more

MSF expands support responding to unmet needs in Syria

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The fall of the former government of Syria on 8 December 2024 was a significant turning point in the country after nearly 14 years of war. Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has gained access to previously inaccessible areas under the control of the former government, where we were not authorised to work. The direct … Read more

Kyiv is under bombardment: rising strikes threaten lives and essential medical care

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Kyiv, Ukraine- A terrifying and tragic night in Kyiv, Ukraine — a city of over 3 million people, including families displaced from frontline regions and occupied territories. It is also home to MSF teams and two of our coordination offices supporting activities across the country. Damaged residential buildings and cars. ©️ MSF Early this morning, … Read more

Gaza: 1 in 4 young children and pregnant women malnourished amid Israel’s ongoing starvation policy

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Israeli authorities’ deliberate use of starvation as a weapon in Gaza has reached unprecedented levels, with patients and healthcare workers themselves now fighting to survive, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) warns. MSF staff are receiving an increasing number of malnourished patients at our clinics, while they themselves struggle to find sufficient food. Across screenings of children … Read more

Premature babies fight for their lives in north Gaza

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Gaza, Palestine- As prematurely born babies fight for their lives, medical teams in Gaza lack essential equipment such as ultrasounds, incubators, medical supplies, and even premature infant formula, to keep them alive. From the MSF-supported Al-Helou hospital in northern Gaza, Dr. Joanne Perry shares her experience treating premature babies in the facility’s neonatal intensive care … Read more

Hebron: Never ending violence by Israeli settlers and military psychologically scars its Palestinian community

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Hebron, Palestine- The constant fear of aggression and violence, committed by Israeli settlers and armed forces, takes a massive toll on the mental health of Palestinians in the West Bank, especially those living in Hebron’s southern countryside like Masafer Yatta. There, the daily threats of forcible transfer, injury, and as we have seen in recent … Read more

Ethiopia: MSF releases findings of internal review into 2021 Tigray killing of three staff members

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Nairobi / Madrid, 15 July 2025 — Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has published the findings of an internal review into the brutal killing of three of its staff members — María Hernández Matas, Tedros Gebremariam Gebremichael, and Yohannes Halefom Reda — in central Tigray, Ethiopia, on 24 June 2021. The review confirmed that … Read more