43rd Migration Festival: 230 people came to share a moment with MSF!
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On Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 March 2026, Médecins Sans Frontières was present at Luxexpo – The Box for the 43rd edition of the Festival des Migrations, des Cultures et de la Citoyenneté. Our teams and volunteers were on hand to answer questions from the public and present our work in Luxembourg and around the world.
At our stand: information on humanitarian work, an exhibition based on testimonies from patients rescued in the Mediterranean Sea, and educational activities for children
This weekend, more than 230 people visited our information stand to find out more about our work and our mission. Many also took part in our Missing Maps game, which helps people better understand the vital role that maps play in the delivery of humanitarian aid, and discover how mapathons directly support MSF teams on our international projects.
Younger children were able to learn about our work through an activity booklet, specially designed for their ages and available in French, English and German: the Journey of Juan Pablo. Through games, colouring and a story inspired by real events, they were able to follow the migration journey of a couple and their dog through the Darien Jungle, one of the most dangerous forests in the world, until they met Médecins Sans Frontières teams.
A number of creative activities, such as badge-making, were also available: visitors were encouraged to draw inspiration from the information they had just heard to create their own designs.
On the walls of our stand, the exhibition ‘What would you carry with you?’ brought to life the stories of men and women forced to leave their homes and cross the Mediterranean.
Our exhibition 'What would you carry with you?'
As part of its search and rescue operations in the central Mediterranean, MSF has met survivors on board its ship, the Geo Barents. This ship, operated by MSF between June 2021 and November 2024, has rescued more than 12,600 people, including Dilba, Precious, Hamid, Khadijah, Mohammad, and Zeyad. They shared the stories and memories behind the most precious items they were able to take with them. A photo, a necklace, a notebook... these little treasures are valued not so much for their material worth as for their symbolic and emotional significance.
In August 2024, MSF was forced to suspend its operations aboard the Geo Barents after receiving a detention order, which was recently overturned by the Italian court in Salerno, which confirmed that the MSF crew’s conduct was entirely legitimate and in full compliance with international and national law. Since November 2025, MSF has resumed its search and rescue activities in the central Mediterranean Sea aboard the Oyvon.