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. 25 years later, our colleagues breathe new life into this powerful declaration of our principles.

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. 25 years later, our colleagues breathe new life into this powerful declaration of our principles.

This collection of photos, taken between December 2023 and December 2024, features the highs and lows we, and those we assist, experience as we provide medical and humanitarian assistance in over 70 countries. They show the breaking points—such as when we had to suspend activities in Haiti’s capital—but also resilience and joy, as when we witnessed a mother meeting her baby for the first time in South Sudan. These photos show how bearing witness can create a point of connection.

This collection of photos, taken between December 2023 and December 2024, features the highs and lows we, and those we assist, experience as we provide medical and humanitarian assistance in over 70 countries. They show the breaking points—such as when we had to suspend activities in Haiti’s capital—but also resilience and joy, as when we witnessed a mother meeting her baby for the first time in South Sudan. These photos show how bearing witness can create a point of connection.

As humanitarian aid entering Gaza reaches its lowest level in months, Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF) warns that patient care is critically compromised while medical conditions linked to shortages of food, water, and shelter materials are expected to surge with the onset of winter.

As humanitarian aid entering Gaza reaches its lowest level in months, Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF) warns that patient care is critically compromised while medical conditions linked to shortages of food, water, and shelter materials are expected to surge with the onset of winter.

After more than one year of relentless war and destruction in Gaza, MSF teams are witnessing how dire living conditions, attacks in densely populated areas, poor access to food, and repeated displacements are leading to severe health issues for Palestinian children, newborns, and mothers.

After more than one year of relentless war and destruction in Gaza, MSF teams are witnessing how dire living conditions, attacks in densely populated areas, poor access to food, and repeated displacements are leading to severe health issues for Palestinian children, newborns, and mothers.

MSF condemns in the strongest terms the killing of at least two patients who were executed after an MSF ambulance was stopped by members of a vigilante group and law enforcement officers. 

A series of threats by Haitian police forces against Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) staff have forced the organisation to suspend its activities until further notice in the metropolitan area of Port-au-Prince, Haiti. In the past week, police officers have stopped MSF vehicles multiple times and directly threatened MSF staff members, including by threatening death and rape.