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Life Lines. Visual Stories of Young People Living with HIV

HIV in DRC: Youth clubs bring change and hope

In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), more than 60 per cent of the population is under 20 – a large, energetic, and promising youth population, but one that is highly exposed to HIV.

Beyond the clay pots: Children fighting diabetes in South Sudan’s remote village

The children of South Sudan's daily struggle with diabetes, and access to the healthcare they need.

Children in Sudan are starving amid global inaction as war continues

Sudan: People facing extreme malnutrition

As starved people continue trying to flee atrocities committed by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in El Fasher, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) teams are providing urgent care to those who have reached the town of Tawila.

MSF relaunches search and rescue operations in the Central Mediterranean

Our new vessel, Oyvon, has been refitted and equipped to help save lives on one of the world’s deadliest migration routes.

Syria: Challenges in northeast persist, humanitarian needs increasing

People in northeast Syria continue to struggle with access to healthcare, water, and food.

Arrival of displaced civilians from besieged El-Fasher in the camp of Tawila Omda

Sudan: MSF appeals for civilians to be spared in El Fasher

MSF appeals for civilians' lives to be spared in El Fasher, Sudan’s North Darfur capital.

MSF Clinic in Gaza City (fleeing North Gaza package)

Ceasefire in Gaza: Humanitarian aid must flow immediately

While we welcome the ceasefire, it does not mark the end of this horrendous suffering — people in Gaza are left to survive amid the ruins of what was once their home, facing immense medical, psychological, and material needs

Kunduz, 10 years after, MSF continues its support

Afghanistan: Kunduz 10 years on

Discover how MSF rebuilt medical care in Kunduz, Afghanistan, 10 years after the 2015 airstrike destroyed its trauma hospital.

"We share the same pain" - Peer support at the MSF hospital in Jordan

The Reconstructive Surgery Programme (RSP) in Amman was established by MSF in 2006. Iyad and Hossam have become close friends since meeting at the hospital months ago.

MSF Supports Ebola Outbreak Response in Kasaï

DRC Ebola outbreak: MSF supports response in Kasaï

On 4 September, the Ministry of Health of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) officially declared a new outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease, in Kasaï province. Read how MSF is responding.

One year since the escalation of Israeli war

Lebanon one year on: Growing needs amid uncertainty

One year has passed since Israel escalated its war in Lebanon, yet the humanitarian crisis is far from over.

Doctors Can’t Stop Genocide – World Leaders Can

MSF is clear: Israel is committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza.

Malnutrition crisis in Kebbi, Nigeria: “This is an emergency”

Katrin Kisswani describes the situation in Kebbi, Nigeria, regarding the escalating malnutrition crisis.

Sanjaib Village, Injil District, Herat Province

Afghanistan earthquake: Latest updates

A magnitude 6.0 earthquake has struck eastern Afghanistan. At least 800 people are reported to have been killed and more than 2,000 injured.

Beyond the rubble: Mental health and psychosocial needs after Myanmar’s earthquake

Read more about our response to the mental health crisis in Myanmar following the 2025 earthquake, highlighting the urgent need for psychosocial support in Mandalay and beyond.

Not all wounds bleed: MSF reports surge in post-traumatic stress disorder in Ukraine

Our findings on the escalating mental health crisis in Ukraine, highlighting a significant rise in PTSD cases among civilians and frontline workers amid ongoing conflict.

Irish Doctor in South Sudan: Dr. Louise McKenna speaks about her MSF experience in Bentiu

"There were many daily challenges in Bentiu. The environment alone was difficult, as temperatures often exceeded 40C "

MSF has resumed its activities in Gaza City

MSF was forced to leave Gaza City on 24 September 2025 amid the intensified Israeli offensive. On 15 October, MSF reopened its wound care clinic in Gaza City.

Gaza: Palestinians need immediate aid and medical evacuations after ceasefire

MSF is calling on governments around the world to drastically and urgently increase medical evacuations for thousands of patients.

Ceasefire in Gaza: Humanitarian aid must flow immediately

Doctors Can’t Stop Genocide – World Leaders Can

MSF is clear: Israel is committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza.

MSF water truck attacked by the Israeli forces in Gaza City

MSF condemns Israeli attack on MSF water distribution site in Gaza City

On 15 September, Israeli Forces fired upon an MSF water truck while it was distributing 10,000 litres of drinking water in Gaza City. This attack cannot be dismissed as an error.

The offensive in Gaza City is a death sentence for one million Palestinians

The Gaza City evacuation order is a death sentence for one million Palestinians, MSF warns.

Israeli authorities are starving Palestinians of water

Gaza: Israeli authorities starving Palestinians of water

MSF says Israeli authorities are denying Gaza access to clean water as damaged pipelines and blocked aid fuel a growing health crisis.

MSF’s Nadia Abo Malloh walking through the ruins of Rafah city, southern Gaza, Palestine.

Testimony: Sabreen Almaseri, MSF physiotherapist in Gaza City

MSF physiotherapist Sabreen Almaseri describes losing her home, multiple displacements and resilience amidst Gaza’s devastation.

'This is not aid. This is orchestrated killing'

MSF report: 'This is not aid but “orchestrated killing and dehumanisation” that must be shutdown.'

We expose how GHF‑run food distributions in Gaza have become sites of 'orchestrated killing and dehumanisation', where civilians risk death seeking aid.

Starvation and Survival: Malnutrition in Gaza

As mass starvation spreads across Gaza, our colleagues and those we serve are wasting away

Mass starvation spreads in Gaza. MSF staff and patients face severe malnutrition. Urgent action needed to address the growing humanitarian crisis.

Ripped MSF flag from the Shabboura clinic, Rafah city, southern Gaza, Palestine.

EU governments’ hypocrisy fuelling suffering in Gaza

European Union inaction and hypocrisy have exacerbated the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. MSF urges immediate ceasefire and unhindered aid to protect civilian lives.

Dozens of Palestinians massacred at US-Israel backed food distribution sites

Dozens of Palestinians were killed on 1 June, as they waited for food at the newly created Gaza Humanitarian Foundation distribution centres in Rafah and close to the Netzarim Corridor.

MSF Head of Mission Sudan | Jean-Nicolas Dangelser

“The war on Sudan: the choice is ours”

MSF Head of Mission Sudan, Jean-Nicolas Dangelse, wrote a poem about the beauty of Sudan, and the violence that has spread across the country since 15 April 2023.

Sudan: People facing extreme malnutrition

Arrival of displaced civilians from besieged El-Fasher at the checkpoint at the entrance of Tawila

Sudan: Urgent appeal for El Fasher’s people - MSF denounces mass atrocities

MSF denounces the horrendous mass atrocities and killings, both indiscriminate and ethnically-targeted, that have culminated this week in and around El Fasher.

Sudan: MSF appeals for civilians to be spared in El Fasher

MSF appeals for civilians' lives to be spared in El Fasher, Sudan’s North Darfur capital.

’Sudan’s crisis of compassion, sketched in my watercolour journal’

Narin Fandoglu, Operations Advisor with MSF in Geneva, visited Sudan twice in 2025. Sketching became her way to slow down and process her emotions.

MSF-supported CTC, Nyala, South Darfur, Sudan

Sudan: War fuels cholera outbreak across the country

Sudan’s brutal war has fuelled the worst cholera outbreak in years, nearly 100,000 suspected cases and 2,470 deaths as of 11 August. MSF urges urgent, unrestricted access.