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“Healthwise, it was a disaster” – MSF finds catastrophic medical situation in Libya’s Zintan and Gharyan detention centres
People, mostly from Eritrea and Somalia trapped in two Libyan detention centres where at least 22 people have died since September 2018 Article - 24 Jun 2019
Refugees, Migration and displacement
If you resist, or just speak, they kill you”
Over 20,000 Nigerians have fled violence in Sokoto and Zamfara states to find safety in Niger Article - 21 Jun 2019![an MSF team works in Piedras Negras, Coahuila, (northern Mexico), following the arrival of a caravan of 1,700 migrants. [©Juan Carlos Tomasi / Médecins Sans Frontières]](/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/msfimages/news/msf271104_medium.jpg?itok=fRF_hduz "an MSF team works in Piedras Negras, Coahuila, (northern Mexico), following the arrival of a caravan of 1,700 migrants. [©Juan Carlos Tomasi / Médecins Sans Frontières]")
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Mexico: Mass arrests drive migrants underground and cut them off from medical care
As a result of mass raids, migrants in Coatzacoalcos and Tenosique are increasingly avoiding places where they might be visible to police authorities and detained – including those places where basic medical services are available. Press Release - 21 Jun 2019
Refugees, Migration and displacement
Since 2013, four million people have been displaced by conflict in South Sudan. Two million sought safety across borders, while another two million remain internally displaced. During some of the most extreme periods of violence, thousands of people fled in unprecedented numbers to existing United Nations (UN) bases for protection, and as the conflict extended, these bases transitioned into Protection of Civilians (PoC) sites and are guarded by forces from the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS). Article - 20 Jun 2019
Conditions of protection: life inside or outside a displacement camp
The smell of sweet ginger coffee being prepared in a little tin hut manages to waft above the putrid smell of green sludge - it’s the smell of life going on. It lingers in the air, and somehow, just like the people here, manages to rise above the suffocating conditions of a Protection of Civilians site.Since 2013, four million people have been displaced by conflict in South Sudan. Two million sought safety across borders, while another two million remain internally displaced. During some of the most extreme periods of violence, thousands of people fled in unprecedented numbers to existing United Nations (UN) bases for protection, and as the conflict extended, these bases transitioned into Protection of Civilians (PoC) sites and are guarded by forces from the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS). Article - 20 Jun 2019
Refugees, Migration and displacement
Stories of Survival: M. from Guinea
M., 21 years old, arrived in Italy few years ago from Guinea. Now he lives at Ex-MOI, an informal settlement in the city Turin. His story : Testimony - 19 Jun 2019![Muse Bare Shangalow, 55, lives with cancer of the Oesophagus since September 2018, and is part of MSF’s Palliative Care program [© MSF/Paul Odongo ]](/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/msfimages/news/msf275538_medium.jpg?itok=KogWwp3_ "Muse Bare Shangalow, 55, lives with cancer of the Oesophagus since September 2018, and is part of MSF’s Palliative Care program [© MSF/Paul Odongo ]")
Refugees, Migration and displacement
Stories of Survival: Musa from Somalia
55 year old Muse Bare Shangalow from Somalia lives in Dagahaley in Dadaab Refugee Camp. He has cancer of the Oesophagus, and is part of MSF’s Palliative Care program i Testimony - 18 Jun 2019![Elisabeth and her daughters Adelphine and Rachel [ © Arjun Claire/MSF]](/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/msfimages/news/adelphine_elisabeth_rachel.jpg?itok=niX8STvs "Elisabeth and her daughters Adelphine and Rachel [ © Arjun Claire/MSF]")
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Stories of Survival : Adelphine, Elisabeth and Rachel from Burundi
A refugee camp can limit people’s movement, but it can do little to dash the hopes and aspirations of a 12-year-old girl from breaking through its dim and bleak confines. Testimony - 18 Jun 2019
Refugees, Migration and displacement
Stories of Survival: P.O. from Nigeria
P.O., 27 years old, lives at Ex-MOI, an informal settlement in the city Turin. Article - 18 Jun 2019
Refugees, Migration and displacement
Article - 18 Jun 2019
Stories of Survival | World Refugee Day
There are now 70.8 million forced from home around the world—more than at any time in modern history. These are people who have fled extreme dangers, whether to escape relentless bombing, an invading army, gang violence, or other life-threatening circumstances.Article - 18 Jun 2019
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