Opinions and debates
Climate emergency: A humanitarian call to action
“We saw this coming. As humanitarians, our risk assessments in different parts of the world have always factored in the potential for extreme weather events and the spread of vector-borne diseases, of drought, desertification, and...”
Mediterranean Sea
Europe must act now to end preventable deaths in Libya and at sea
MSF International President Dr Joanne Liu implores European leaders to find better solutions to prevent people dying, trapped in Libyan detention centres, or from drowning at sea.
Mediterranean Sea
MSF resumes search and rescue operations with Ocean Viking
The following speech was delivered by MSF International President Dr Joanne Liu in Paris on the announcement of MSF's decision to return to sea for search and rescue operations.
Yemen
Humanitarian crisis fuelled by main donor governments’ involvement in the war
Many of these donor governments are also involved in the war, which is both driving massive humanitarian needs and obstructing the delivery of humanitarian assistance.
Mediterranean Sea
Timely and Predictable European Arrangements for Disembarkation
Since January 2018, at least 2,500 women, children and men have drowned in the Mediterranean. Meanwhile, EU leaders have allowed themselves to become complicit in the tragedy unfolding before their eyes.
"Migration is not a crime. Saving lives is not a crime"
MSF International President Dr Joanne Liu's speech on a panel discussion at the Global Compact on Migration conference in Marrakesh, Morocco, 11 December 2018.
Yemen
Pledging conference – money alone is not enough
MSF’s International Medical Secretary, Mercedes Tatay, responds to the Yemen pledging conference in Geneva.
No cash, no care: the alarming step backwards on patient user fees
Blog by Dr Mit Philips, Health Policy Advisor, Analysis Department for Médecins Sans Frontières in Brussels.
Bangladesh
"Rohingyas are in survival mode"
"It’s hard to comprehend the magnitude of the crisis until you see it with your own eyes."
Libya
European governments are feeding Libya’s business of suffering
An open letter from MSF International President Dr Joanne Liu to European government leaders.