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An MSF staff member has been critically injured after shots hit the MSF base in Masisi town, in Democratic Republic of Congo’s North Kivu province, on the morning of 20 February. A child who had sought refuge with his family in the MSF compound was also wounded by gunfire. 

Marcus Bachmann, Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF) head of programmes for South Kivu province, explains the situation in the part of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) as the conflict evolves.

Hundreds of thousands of displaced people sheltering in camps in and around the city of Goma, in Democratic Republic of Congo’s North Kivu province, have been severely impacted by extreme violence over the past three weeks, and many are now leaving the camps. 

Our colleagues no longer recognise their own neighbourhoods, hospitals have been razed, and people are settling in the rubble of their homes with no other shelter to face the winter conditions. Caroline Seguin, emergency coordinator in Gaza, shares her insights from North Gaza.

Israeli forces and settlers have increased the use of extreme physical violence against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank since the all-out war on Gaza began in October 2023, according to a new report by Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF). 

In recent weeks we have observed an escalation of extreme violence occurring in the West Bank, Palestine, particularly in Jenin, Tulkarem and Tubas, since the ceasefire was implemented in Gaza. Brice de la Vingne, emergency unit coordinator for MSF, provides an update on the situation.

International donors, the UN, Sudan’s warring parties and their allies must act now to prevent even more avoidable deaths from malnutrition in Sudan, as the already catastrophic situation is expected to worsen this year.

MSF teams are treating an influx of wounded people arriving at Kyeshero hospital in Goma, DRC, following the armed clashes and insecurity that have hit the city in recent days. 

The recent executive orders on migration from the United States' administration leave hundreds of thousands of people along the Latin American migration corridor in even greater uncertainty, exposed to heightened risks on a route already marked by extreme violence.

After 15 months of Israel’s war on Gaza and the implementation of the ceasefire on 19 January 2025, displaced Palestinians are attempting to return home to what remains of the southern city of Rafah.