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UK Asylum Reform: Assault on the Fundamental Right to Asylum

The Government’s most recent proposed changes will push an already failing system to new extremes of harm. Stripping housing and support from families who are fighting to survive will push people onto the streets and at risk of abusers and traffickers who exploit their lack of resources and safeguards.

Hurricane Melissa: Haiti severely hit by torrential rains and massive flooding

With gusts exceeding 250 km/h and torrential rains, Hurricane Melissa devastated parts of the Caribbean at the end of October. In Haiti, 1.25 million people have been affected, according to the latest UN figures. Doctors of the World is mobilising its response.

Gaza: Doctors of the World Calls for a Permanent Ceasefire for Lasting Peace

A ceasefire and hostage release agreement in Gaza has been announced. Doctors of the World welcomes this development after two years of war and genocide.

To save lives, Palestine recognition must come with action: States must stop Israel’s crimes and ensure Palestinian agency

Most countries recognize Palestinian statehood, yet Israel’s international law violations are accelerating, with near-total impunity, causing mass displacement, widespread death, and an escalating humanitarian crisis throughout the occupied Palestinian territory.

European states must condemn attacks on the Global Sumud Flotilla

Five humanitarian, environmental and human rights organisations denounce the latest illegal drone attacks which took place on the night of 23–24 September against the Global Sumud Flotilla, a peaceful initiative aimed at breaking Israel’s unlawful siege of the Gaza Strip.

GAZA: Leaders of major aid groups call on world leaders to intervene following UN genocide conclusion

The leaders of over 20 major aid agencies working in Gaza are calling on world leaders to urgently intervene after a UN commission concluded, for the first time, that genocide is being committed.

As famine spreads across Gaza, our colleagues and those we serve are wasting away

As the siege imposed by the Israeli government starves Gaza’s population, humanitarian workers are now lining up at the same food distributions, risking being shot simply for trying to feed their families. With supplies now completely depleted, aid organisations are watching their own staff and partners waste away before their eyes.

Crossing the red line – UK medics and healthcare workers call for an end to the atrocities in Gaza

Wearing red clothing to symbolise the red lines crossed during the conflict in Gaza, medics and supporters demonstrated in Westminster’s Parliament Square today in a call for the UK government to end the atrocities.

GAZA: Starvation or Gunfire – This is Not a Humanitarian Response

NGOs call for immediate action to end the deadly Israeli distribution scheme (including the so-called Gaza Humanitarian Foundation) in Gaza, revert to the existing UN-led coordination mechanisms, and lift the Israeli government’s blockade on aid and commercial supplies.

New Attack On A Doctors Of The World Office In Gaza: A Violation Of International Law

At 11:05 a.m. on June 10th, the building located in Deir El Balah, Gaza, housing a Doctors of the World office, was attacked by drones.

Yemen: Humanitarian Organisations Call for Immediate Action

29 Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) operating in Yemen, including Doctors of the World, call on the international community to renew its commitment to the Yemeni people. Major challenges now threaten to undermine hard-won progress and plunge millions of vulnerable individuals across the country into deeper crisis.