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MSF responds to an increasing number of caravans with migrants in southern Mexico

Refugees, IDPs and people on the move

MSF responds to an increasing number of migrant caravans in southern Mexico, October 2024
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Nearly 90 million people worldwide were forcibly displaced at the end of 2021, and over 100 million people are estimated to be displaced in 2022, according to UNHCR.

The number of people who have been forcibly displaced is now more than double the number 10 years ago, and the most since World War II. There are many reasons for flight, including war, persecution, conflict, natural disaster, destitution and repression.

With health and well-being jeopardized, the lives of the most vulnerable can be at risk. The majority are internally displaced people (IDPs), meaning they haven't crossed a border and have stayed within their country.

MSF teams work alongside people on the move at their points of arrival or during the treacherous journeys they undertake, inside and outside their countries.

 
A MSF staff in front of the camp
Burundi

The humanitarian situation for refugees in Burundi remains alarming

Project Update 14 Jan 2026
 
A view of mud houses in Raees Golam Mustafa Golla, Dera Murad Jamali
Refugees, IDPs and people on the move

Harsh winter conditions deepen humanitarian crisis for Afghans in Pakistan

Project Update 2 Jan 2026
 
Midwife treats a newborn at Nawa National Hospital
Syria

Addressing people’s medical needs in Dara’a after years of conflict

Project Update 24 Dec 2025
 
MSF Response to Congolese Refugees Emergency on Ndava Transit Site
Refugees, IDPs and people on the move

Congolese refugees in Burundi in dire need of support

Press Release 23 Dec 2025
 
Sudanese refugees from El Fasher in Chad
Conflict in Sudan

Documentary: El Fasher under siege

Documentary 16 Dec 2025
 
Emergency intervention in Nampula
Mozambique

MSF begins emergency response after 100,000 people flee violence in northern Mozambique

Project Update 16 Dec 2025
 
Aswan Mobile Clinics Illustrations
Egypt

Bringing medical care to Egyptian and Sudanese people in Aswan

Project Update 27 Nov 2025
 
Displaced people from El Fasher describe atrocities during their journey and meet precarious conditions in Tawila
Conflict in Sudan

People who escaped El Fasher are struggling to survive one month after RSF takeover

Project Update 26 Nov 2025
 
Water crisis in Hasakah
Syria

People in northeast Syria continue to struggle to access basic needs

Press Release 6 Nov 2025
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