Press releases

Mediterranean Sea
We call on European leaders to urgently allow disembarkation of 104 survivors
SOS Méditerranée and MSF call on a broad coalition of European States to urgently facilitate the assignment of a port to the Ocean Viking and to finally put in place a predictable and coordinated disembarkation mechanism as discussed in Luxembourg earlier this month.

Syria
Northeast Syria: MSF forced to evacuate staff
Volatility in northeast Syria has forced Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) to suspend most of our activities there and evacuate all international staff.

Democratic Republic of the Congo
Lack of WHO transparency: Independent Ebola vaccination committee is needed
A lack of transparency by the World Health Organization on Ebola vaccine use in Democratic Republic of Congo is leading to fewer people being vaccinated than is possible, says MSF.

Mediterranean Sea
Ocean Viking rescue survivors finally offered place of safety
After 14 days stranded at sea with 356 vulnerable men, women and children on board,MSF is relieved the Ocean Viking, operated in partnership with SOS MEDITERRANEE, has been offered a place of safety for disembarkation in Malta.

Democratic Republic of the Congo
DRC: A deadly outbreak is spreading like wildfire
The measles epidemic declared on 10 June is the deadliest that DRC has witnessed since 2011-2012. Between January and early August 2019, it infected over 145,000 people and caused 2,758 deaths.

Mediterranean Sea
Place of safety needed for 356 people rescued in Central Mediterranean
With 356 vulnerable men, women and children on board the Ocean Viking, MSF and SOS MEDITERRANEE are calling for a place of safety that meets the requirements of international law.

Mediterranean Sea
MSF resumes search and rescue amid deteriorating conditions in Libya
MSF announces the resumption of lifesaving search and rescue operations in the Central Mediterranean, and condemns the criminal inaction of European governments.

Haiti
People’s healthcare in danger amidst worsening anger and despair
The streets of Haiti have spiralled even deeper into violence in recent weeks, jeopardising the ability of both MSF teams and the Haitian healthcare system to provide emergency medical care.

Yemen
MSF scales up activities as cholera spreads in several governorates
Humanitarian assistance, and particularly water and sanitation activities, need to be increased to prevent cholera from spreading across the country.

Libya
Alarming contitions in a Tripoli detention center
MSF calls on Libyan authorities and the international community to urgently address the inhumane and dangerous conditions in Libyan detention centres.