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Middle East Emergency Appeal Launched Amid Urgent Medical Needs

Since the United States and Israel launched airstrikes on Iran, over 1,300 people have reportedly been killed across the region. Doctors of the World has launched a Middle East emergency appeal to provide essential medical care to civilians affected by the violence.

War in the Middle East: Doctors of the World calls for the protection of civilians and strengthens its response to humanitarian needs

Since the start of U.S. and Israeli airstrikes on Iran, and the Iranian retaliations in several Middle Eastern countries, thousands of civilians have already been affected. Doctors of the World Read More

Health, Abortion Rights, LGBTQI+ Rights, Diversity: Millions of people threatened by a U.S. Law

Reinstated by the U.S. administration on January 24, 2025, the Global Gag Rule (Mexico City Policy) prohibits organisations receiving U.S. funding from providing or even sharing information on abortion. Today, Read More

53 International NGOs warn Israel’s recent registration measures will impede critical humanitarian action

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.

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.