Opinions and debates
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.
Suspension of U.S. Refugee Resettlement Endangers People Fleeing War Zones
President Donald J. Trump’s executive order suspending refugee resettlement to the United States is an inhumane act against people fleeing war zones. We calling for a resumption of refugee resettlement.
Afghanistan
One year after Kunduz: Battlefields without doctors, in wars without limits
Today, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is remembering one of the darkest moments in its history. On 3 October 2015, U.S. airstrikes killed 42 people and destroyed the MSF trauma hospital in Kunduz, Afghanistan.
MSF International President to UN Security Council
"Attacking hospitals and medical workers is a non-negotiable red line."