Many refugees and migrants are stuck in detention centers near the civil war frontline, according to Doctors Without Borders, while thousands Libyan families have had to flee their homes. MSF is warning that access to healthcare is limited for those people and medical supplies are expected to run out after less then two weeks.
Doctors Without Borders has denounced that migrants between France and Spain are trapped in a ''relentless cycle of rejection'' by French authorities.
Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has denounced the deteriorating conditions in Libyan detention centers in Misrata and Kohms due to a 'sharp increase' in the number of people held, including pregnant women and children. The World Health Organization (WHO) reported violence and deaths related to fighting in Tripoli.
The film "Dove bisogna stare" (Where You Need to Stay) tells the story of four women volunteers who work with migrants in Italy. The documentary, which was created in collaboration with Doctors Without Borders, will begin screening in Italian theatres on January 17.
The humanitarian emergency in Nigeria "is far from over," according to Doctors Without Borders (MSF). People continue to be displaced due to violence in the northeast and rely on humanitarian assistance to survive.
Most refugees in Germany aren't used to talking about their trials and tribulations. But even if they wanted to, psychological help is often hard to come by. One initiative at the anchor center for asylum seekers in Schweinfurt, Bavaria tries to change that with psychosocial peer counselors. We visited the center to find out more about the project for refugees by refugees.
Thousands of migrants from West Africa who are currently in Niger have endured torture and trauma while attempting to reach Europe, Doctors Without Borders (MSF) reports. The organization's clinic in Niamey offers medical assistance to migrants.
Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has expressed concern in a statement over the condition of 81 migrants who were forced to get off the Nivin vessel. The organization said no official information has been provided on their wellbeing.
Doctors Without Borders is conducting a three-day-long vaccination campaign for over 2,000 migrant minors on the island of Lesbos in Greece. The organization once again urged Greek authorities to implement vaccination policies for refugee children in the country.
The Council of Europe's Human Rights Commissioner demanded an investigation after reports of violence against migrants arose. The country's interior minister, however, says no such abuse exists.
The humanitarian organization is warning that lives could be at risk this winter if authorities and NGOs don't help: "It could be paid with lives if preparations are not organised in time.”
The president of the Italian chapter of Doctors without Borders (MSF) Claudia Lodesani, has warned that "people rescued at sea have different problems from burns caused by fuel and salt water to problems after their detention in Libya." Lodesani told a press conference that many bear signs of abuse and "torture" including scratches from spikes.