internally displaced persons

"I haven't seen our home region for over nine months"

As more than 2,000 Somalis cross the borders of their country into Kenya and Ethiopia every day in search of assistance, in Somalia itself unprecedented numbers of people are on the move in a de

Somaliland: A Mother's Tale

31.03.2011

In a displaced people's camp in Somaliland, life flourishes amidst hardship.

 

Pakistan: Providing basic healthcare to families displaced by severe flooding

07.10.2011

Severe flooding in Pakistan has affected millions of people, with the southeastern province of Sindh particularly badly hit.

A child is screened for malnutrition in Pakistan after the flooding.

Libya: Migrants trapped in Tripoli need aid and protection

31.08.2011

Hundreds of
vulnerable migrants and refugees in Tripoli are living in appalling conditions
without proper medical care or security, according to...

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South Sudan: A Violent Birth for World's Newest Nation

08.07.2011

As South Sudan prepares to mark its official independence on Saturday 9 July, an estimated 260,000 newly displaced people continue to face...

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Sudan: Volatile situation in Abyei as MSF struggle to provide emergency aid

26.05.2011

MSF teams are struggling to provide urgent medical assistance
following violent clashes in the Abyei region of Sudan
as the security situation...

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Ivory Coast: Medical and humanitarian emergency

22.04.2011

The medical and humanitarian emergency in Ivory Coast persists as violence rages in several neighbourhoods in Abidjan, and security in the west of...

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Ivory Coast: as violence escalates, MSF increases medical support

28.02.2011

Following the recent escalation of violence related to the political crisis in Ivory Coast, MSF is reinforcing its medical assistance in several...

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Sudan: Darfur clashes force patients, hospital staff and villagers to flee

07.02.2011

Renewed fighting in North Darfur state during the last two months, between government and opposition groups, has forced thousands of families to...

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Congo: Nomadic herders forced to flee

24.01.2011

When 600 women and children arrive suddenly and set up camp next to a town in northern Congo, an alert signal flashes in your brain,”...

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