At a time when we are tempted to despair by the crushing reality of politically motivated humanitarian crises, a multilingual chorus of colleagues from around the world breathe new life into one of MSF’s most powerful declarations of principles. In doing so, they express our enduring spirit of humanitarian solidarity, reinvigorating our commitment to deliver both medical aid and bold temoignage.
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Provoke Change, Reveal Injustice: 25 years after the Nobel Peace Prize
On 10 December 1999, then-international president James Orbinski began MSF’s Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech by demanding that Russia stop bombing civilians in Chechnya. That bold challenge set the tone for a speech that became a rallying cry for MSF’s unique mission: save lives, and speak out.
25 years later, our colleagues breathe new life into this powerful declaration of our principles.
For MSF, this is the humanitarian act: to seek to relieve suffering, to seek to restore autonomy, to witness to the truth of injustice and to insist on political responsibility.
