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A displaced Palestinian woman and her child in a tented camp in Gaza.

Palestinians in Gaza live on borrowed time

story Dec 16, 2024

story Dec 17, 2024

Everyone has felt the bitterness of loss in Sudan's war. I have, too.

MSF health promoter Aisha B., a refugee from El Geneina who fled to Adré, Chad

story Dec 16, 2024

Migrant caravans in Mexico: “Just the tip of the iceberg in an ocean of despair”

A migrant woman does laundry in Mexico.

News Dec 11, 2024

Northeast Syria: Humanitarian relief efforts continue amid growing needs

Tabqa camp in northeast Syria

News Dec 13, 2024

MSF pauses search and rescue operations in the Mediterranean indefinitely

Survivors look over the deck of the Geo Barents at the sunset.

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News | Dec 13, 2024

MSF pauses search and rescue operations in the Mediterranean indefinitely

Repeated interference from Italian authorities has forced MSF to cease the use of its ship Geo Barents.

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Survivors look over the deck of the Geo Barents at the sunset.

News | Oct 16, 2024

Italy announces plan to transfer people rescued at sea to Albania, risking harm

The disembarkation of survivors in Albania raises important human rights concerns, particularly the right to liberty, access to protection, and adequate asylum procedures.

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Story | Sep 25, 2024

Italian authorities issue yet another detention order for MSF’s rescue ship Geo Barents

The order is a clear attempt by the authorities to ensure that the Geo Barents will not be able to sail again to save lives in the Mediterranean.

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A search and rescue vessel approaches an overcrowded boat in the Mediterranean sea.

News | Aug 27, 2024

Italy issues 60-day detention order for MSF rescue ship

Italy’s order further reduces an already insufficient search and rescue capacity, making the dangerous sea crossing even more deadly.

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The Geo Barents recue vessel shines a light on a small boat at night in the central Mediterranean.

Story | Aug 26, 2024

From hardship to hope: A survivor's harrowing journey to Europe

In 2015, Ismail was rescued at sea by MSF. Today, he works with MSF helping other refugees and migrants. Here is his story.

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On the 22nd of November, all 57 survivors rescue by MSF team disembarked safely in Ravenna, the place of safety assigned by the italian authorities.

Story | Jun 20, 2024

Four refugee crises happening in 2024

Whether due to persecution, instability, climate change, or natural disasters, more people than ever before are being uprooted from their homes around the world.

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Returnees and refugees board a bus that will take them from the Joda border point to Renk transit center.

Story | Jun 14, 2024

“I could not bring her back”: A poem from aboard the Geo Barents

An MSF cultural mediator shares a poem she wrote after a tragic incident that claimed the life of a woman in the Mediterranean Sea.

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A handwritten poem from aboard the Geo Barents.

Story | Jun 11, 2024

What pieces of home would you take with you?

Survivors of the deadly Mediterranean Sea crossing share what precious items they took with them when they left home.

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A notebook, prayer beads, and wooden disk carried by a migrant in the Mediterranean Sea.

Story | Jun 10, 2024

Numbers on coffins: Lives and dreams lost in the deadly Mediterranean Sea

Survivors of a shipwreck near Cutro, Italy that claimed at least 94 lives last year reflect on the dashed dreams of loved ones who died making the treacherous sea crossing.

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A capsized boat in the Central Mediterranean Sea at night.

Alert Newsletter | Jun 07, 2024

Alert Summer 2024: Connecting Threads

Displacement, conflict, and the human stories that link us

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A Palestinian child fetches water from a distribution point in Rafah, Gaza.

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