Joint call by the ICRC, WHO & MSF for states to uphold Resolution 2286
Geneva, 3 May 2026– Ten years ago, the UN Security Council unanimously adopted Resolution 2286on healthcare in armed conflicts.The situation is even w...
War and conflict
Attacks on healthcare
Attacks on healthcare: Medical staff deserve more than empty words
Geneva, 30 April 2026 – The 3 May will mark 10 years since the United Nations Security Council unanimously adopted Resolution 2286. Over 80 Member Sta...
Attacks on healthcare
War and conflict
South Sudan
South Sudan: Doctors Without Borders forced to close Lankien hospital after 31 years
Juba, 29 April 2026 – Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has been forced to permanently close our hospital in Lankien, Jonglei Sta...
War and conflict
Palestine
Palestine: Israel uses water as a weapon of collective punishment against Palestinians in Gaza
JERUSALEM – Israeli authorities have used access to water as a weapon against Palestinians, systematically depriving people in Gaza of water in a camp...
War and conflict
WASH
Iran
Iran: Despite ceasefire, access to essential medical care remains fragile
More than seven weeks after the war in Iran began, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) teams are expanding activities in Tehran and...
War and conflict
Lebanon
Lebanon: Healthcare system strained after 46 days of bombardments
The war in Lebanon – now under a fragile 10-day ceasefire - had a devastating impact on Lebanon’s healthcare system and staff. While bombings by Israe...
War and conflict
Displacement
Ukraine
Ukraine: When chronic illness turns critical
Across Ukraine, war-related insecurity combined with extremely stressful living conditions is triggering a worrying trend of late consultations, with ...
Non-communicable diseases
War and conflict
Lebanon
Lebanon: Humanitarian scale-up urgently needed after almost two months of devastation
Following the announcement of a temporary ceasefire, a fragile sense of relief is overshadowed by uncertainty and caution among people in Lebanon. The...
War and conflict
Emergency response
Displacement
Malaysia
Opinion: The only difference between us and them is luck
On April 9, a Malaysia-bound trawler carrying an estimated 250-280 passengers – men, women and children who were Rohingya refugees and Bangladeshi nat...
