Tag: MSF
MSF denounces seizure of migrant rescue vessel in Italy
French medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres said on Monday an MSF vessel that rescued hundreds of migrants and refugees in the Mediterranean last month...
Central African Republic hospital at risk of attack
Some 5,000 people seeking refuge in a hospital in Central African Republic (CAR) risk being attacked by armed groups, a medical charity...
Medical aid group MSF suspends work in part of South Sudan...
Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) said on Tuesday it had suspended activities n the northeast of South Sudan, a day after unidentified armed...
Migrants in Libya detention centre “critical” – MSF
About 800 migrants in a government-run centre in western Libya are being detained in worsening conditions without sufficient food or water, Doctors...
Central African Republic mass rape allegation
Militia fighters attacked, kidnapped and raped a large group of women in an isolated area of Central African Republic last month, Medecins...
MSF suspends work in Nigerian town
Medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres said it had suspended work in the Nigerian town Rann and evacuated national and international staff after...
MSF suspends Med migrant rescues
Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said it was suspending migrant rescues in the Mediterranean because it felt threatened by the Libyan coastguard and...
Thousands shelter in hospital after militants burn refugee camp in Central...
Thousands of people uprooted by violence in Central African Republic are taking refuge in a hospital after armed groups looted and burned...
Italian prosecutors widen investigation to include MSF over migrant rescues
Italian prosecutors are investigating leading humanitarian organization Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF), a legal source said on Saturday, over its role in rescuing...
Thousands trapped by fighting in South Sudan as aid agencies pull...
Tens of thousands of South Sudanese have fled their homes and are now trapped under intense sun without food, water or medical...
Central African Republic violence worst in years: MSF
Violence against civilians in Central African Republic (CAR), including summary executions and mutilations, is reaching levels not seen since the height of...
Cheap, heat-proof rotavirus vaccine a “game changer” for African children
An inexpensive, heat-proof vaccine could mark a turning point in expanding resistance to the diarrhoea-causing rotavirus infection across sub-Saharan Africa, medical aid...
Nigerian air force kills 52 in refugee camp strike
Nigeria's air force killed at least 52 people and injured 120 in an air strike on a refugee camp in the country's...
About 100 migrants feared dead in Mediterranean
Six migrants died and up to 100 more were missing and feared dead after their rubber boat sank in the Mediterranean on...
Libyan navy fires on migrant rescuers – thought they were smugglers
A Libyan navy boat fired warning shots at a search and rescue vessel operated by Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) earlier this month...
Attacks on humanitarian vehicles in CAR are outrageous – UN
The interim UN Humanitarian Co-ordinator in the Central African Republic (CAR), Dr Michel Yao strongly condemned an armed attack on a Médecins...
MSF worker killed by gunmen in Central African Republic
Medical relief charity Medecins sans Frontieres (MSF) has halted operations in part of west Central African Republic after a staff member was...
Medical charity MSF restarts Mediterranean migrant rescues
The medical relief charity Medecins sans Frontieres has relaunched rescue operations in the Mediterranean Sea, accusing European governments of failing to act...
U.S. says conducted air strike near Afghan hospital, MSF says 19...
An air strike, probably carried out by U.S.-led coalition forces, killed 19 staff and patients on Saturday, including three children, in a...
Fighting stops aid reaching starving South Sudan children
Fighting in northern South Sudan is preventing lifesaving aid from reaching thousands of people living in "inhumane conditions", including starving children, the...
