Doctors and medical practice shouldn’t be instrumentalized by political choices It is known that at least 1,220 women, men and children lost their lives in the central Mediterranean in 2022, counting more than 20,000 deaths in the central Mediterranean since 2014. At the same time, […]
On July 10th 2022, the United Nations Security Council will take a crucial decision on humanitarian access to Syria. It is imperative to reauthorize the provisions of the cross-border resolution for at least twelve months to ensure that more than four million Syrians will continue […]
Médecins du Monde asks for equal reception according to human rights standards for all asylum seekers and refugees In the light of the ongoing movement of refugees fleeing from the war in Ukraine, MDM reiterates its call to all governments to receive without discrimination and […]
Eleven years after the beginning of the conflict in Syria, the humanitarian situation remains dire. Hostilities are still unresolved, resulting in 14.6 million people currently in need. Almost 7 million people have been internally displaced, while 6.7 million Syrians fled the country searching for refuge. […]
Vaccines are considered essential tools in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic, yet only a few pharmaceutical companies have control over the production and sale of these technologies; they are generating vast profits while leaving 2.6 billion people without access to them. Médecins du Monde […]
Photo by istock As local and global women’s rights, human rights and sexual and reproductive health and rights organizations working in Hungary, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Slovakia and Ukraine, we call on decision makers across Europe and the broader international community to take swift, effective […]
18 000 000 people affected (1) More than 12 000 000 require life-saving humanitarian assistance (2) More than 6 000 000 are targeted for humanitarian health care. 76 children were injured and 41 killed (3) 1,424civilian casualties, including 516 killed (4) More than 2 000 000 refugees;1 000 000 people newly displaced […]
The following is a joint statement by national and international humanitarian organizations on Ukraine. March 4, 2022, Ukraine We, the undersigned humanitarian organizations, urgently call on the international community to act on preventing a humanitarian tragedy if no windows of silence with relevant security guarantees […]
Médecins du Monde/Doctors of the World has started to relocate its international staff and to protect its local team as military attacks on the country have begun. The NGO’s entire team numbers around 100 professionals and it has been operating in Ukraine since 2015. As […]
In Calabria, al fianco dell’associazione Medici del Mondo Italia. Una zona di sbarchi lontana dai riflettori e dalle distorsioni dell’opinione pubblica.