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Israeli forces attacked multiple areas in the Gaza Strip in the early hours of 18 March, shattering the fragile two-month ceasefire. Hundreds of people have been killed in these attacks. Many of the causalities are children. 

Christopher Lockyear, Secretary General of MSF, briefed the United Nations Security Council today on the humanitarian catastrophe caused by war in Sudan, calling for an end to violence against civilians and a new commitment to deliver lifesaving aid. 

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) strongly condemns the Israeli-imposed siege on the Gaza Strip, Palestine, which is depriving people of basic services and critical supplies, including access to water by cutting electricity supply on 9 March.

Israeli authorities have instrumentalised humanitarian needs by using it as a bargaining chip, such as cutting the electricity supply to the Strip and preventing all aid from entering. 

Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) constructed a faecal sludge treatment site in Aboutengue camp, Chad, which hosts approximately 45,000 Sudanese refugees, to process waste from 932 latrines built by MSF, supporting improved sanitation and helping to meet the standard of 50 people per latrine in emergency contexts. Learn more.

In South Sudan, our female colleagues are challenging gender roles in their community. They are excelling in their jobs and making an impactful contribution to MSF operations to provide quality healthcare.

When Nyasebit Chan moved to Old Fangak in Jonglei State, South Sudan, a hepatitis E outbreak was well underway. The virus affects people of all ages but is particularly risky for pregnant women and girls. A mother to two sons, Nyasebit had left her immediate family in New Fangak to support her stepbrothers at a difficult time. 

Nyakuola Nguot Gang gave birth to each of her six children in MSF’s long-standing maternity department in the far north of South Sudan, where she lives with extended family. Her youngest, daughter Nyamuch, was born on 1 January 2025—but only after her 40-year-old mother escaped possible death. 

Katrin Glatz Brubakk, a child psychotherapist and mental health activities manager for Médecins Sans Frontières Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF), recently returned from her second mission in the Gaza Strip, Palestine. She answers three questions about the state of people’s mental health in Gaza and why it is crucial for the ceasefire to hold.

Despite the challenges facing female healthcare workers in Afghanistan, in Lashkar Gah, MSF’s all-women maternity team are helping thousands of women to give birth safely every year. Obstetrician-gynaecologist Pauline Lynch recently returned from Afghanistan, and shares the story of one of them.

The current escalation of attacks and fighting in and around Zamzam camp for displaced people near El Fasher in North Darfur is making it impossible for Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) to continue providing medical assistance in such dangerous conditions. Despite widespread starvation and immense humanitarian needs, we have no choice but to take the decision to suspend all our activities in the camp, including the MSF field hospital.