Distribution of essentials
More humanitarian aid urgently needed for tens of thousands displaced from Agok area
MSF has been responding to the urgent needs of the displaced population in four locations in Twic County, South Sudan. However the needs remain massive and urgent Crisis Update - 8 Mar 2022
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Crisis Update - 7 Mar 2022
Ukraine: ‘We are calling for respect for human life’
In the besieged city of Mariupol, thousands of people including MSF staff and families remain cut off from the world. Laurent Ligozat, MSF’s emergency coordinator in Ukraine, shares his concerns about the safety of civilians in the city.Crisis Update - 7 Mar 2022
War and Conflict
War in Ukraine
War has been simmering in eastern Ukraine since 2014. This war escalated on 24 February 2022 when the Russian forces started a full-scale military invasion across Ukraine. This war continues to cause civilian casualties and significant damage to critical and medical infrastructure, particularly in the east, southeast and northeast of the country, where the fighting is most intense.
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Women in the lead
Celebrating MSF leaders Stories from the Frontline - 7 Mar 2022
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Women in the lead: “Together we are stronger”
Fatmata Jebbeh Sumaila is Médecins Sans Frontières’ (MSF) midwife activity manager in Jonglei, South Sudan. After working for 17 years with MSF in her home country, Sierra Leone, she has embarked on an international career in recent years. Stories from the Frontline - 7 Mar 2022
Sexual and Gender Based Violence
“Being a leader calls for so much”
It is estimated that almost half of Kenyan women aged between 15 and 49 have experienced physical or sexual violence.1 In the overcrowded Mathare slum area of Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, Médecins Sans Frontières runs a 24-hour sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) care clinic called Lavender House, where Barbara Salano Kerre is the sexual and gender-based violence mental health supervisor. Stories from the Frontline - 7 Mar 2022
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Women in the lead: “Go there, do it!”
When Fikile Ngwenya was hired as a field driver for Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) in Shiselweni, Eswatini, she was thrilled. She faced questions and criticism as a woman in this non-traditional occupation, but she enjoys being a confident role model for her community. Stories from the Frontline - 7 Mar 2022
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MSF condemns armed robbery and burning of MSF vehicles near Yei, South Sudan
MSF team threatened and robbed on Yei-Maridi Road Press Release - 1 Mar 2022
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