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MdM voices its positions and recommendations through press releases that you can find in this section. We also can sign joint statements (other press releases). You can also read the testimonies from the field or from MdM staff.
Syria Idlib – Syria: Médecins du Monde – Doctors of the World Warns of Escalation in Attacks on Health Facilities
Idlib – Syria: Médecins du Monde – Doctors of the World Warns of Escalation in Attacks on Health Facilities Paris and Istanbul, 16 May 2019 – Since 28 April, the violence in Idlib province in northwest Syria has intensified. The civilian population continues to bear the brunt of persistent attacks that have forced more than 180,000 […]
Syria, Yemen Attacks on Health Care in 23 Countries in Conflict
Attacks on Health Care in 23 Countries in Conflict In 2018, the Safeguarding Health in Conflict Coalition (a coalition of 30 institutions and NGOs, which Médecins du Monde is a member) documented a total of 973 attacks on health in 23 countries in conflict. At least 167 workers died in attacks in 17 countries, and […]
Palestine NGOs call on Israel to halt excessive use of force and to end the Gaza Strip Blockade
NGOs call on Israel to halt excessive use of force and to end the Gaza Strip Blockade March 27, 2019 – March 30, 2019 will mark one year since the Great March of Return (GMR) demonstrations started in the Gaza Strip. In its report to the Human Rights Council released on 18 March 2019, the […]
Palestine Médecins du Monde Statement on the report of the Commission of Inquiry on the 2018 Gaza protests
Médecins du Monde Statement on the report of the Commission of Inquiry on the 2018 Gaza protests Médecins du Monde welcomes the report of the UN independent Commission of Inquiry (CoI) and joins the general condemnation of violence against civilians and in particular that aimed against women, elderly people, children, persons with disabilities, journalists, and […]
Yemen INGO statement on the attacks in Hajjah and renewed fighting in Hodeidah
INGO statement on the attacks in Hajjah and renewed fighting in Hodeidah International non-government organisations (INGOs) in Yemen strongly condemn the horrific attacks in Hajjah governorate on Sunday which according to the UN killed 22 people – twelve women and ten children – and injured many more. Hajjah has seen an increase in tensions and […]
Paris, Amman Eight years of conflict: a forgotten but all too real tragedy
Eight years of conflict: a forgotten but all too real tragedy Amman and Paris, 12 March 2019 – 15 March marks the eighth year of a conflict seen less and less on our screens but which is all too real for people in Syria where impunity continues to reign supreme. Humanitarian needs, including for healthcare, […]
Iraq Mother and child, a new chance in life
In August 2014, ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant/ al-Sham) attacked Sinjar, targeting the Yezidi community. ISIS started executing men and abducting thousands of people, mainly women and children. One of the abducted families included an aged father and mother and an 8 year-old boy. Once abducted, ISIS members took the father away […]
Yemen Joint INGO statement on agreements reached on Yemen by warring parties
Humanitarian organisations in Yemen congratulate parties to the conflict on the cooperation and persistence that have led to the most positive agreements seen for Yemeni civilians in more than three years. These represent a significant step on the road to real and lasting peace in Yemen and could have a transformative impact on a humanitarian crisis affecting millions of people.
Joint INGO statement welcoming the upcoming consultations in Sweden
International NGOs working in Yemen welcome the upcoming political consultations in Sweden. After almost four years of conflict in Yemen, up to 14 million people – 50 per cent of Yemen’s population – do not know where their next meal will come from. An estimated 85,000 children under five are presumed to have died from extreme […]
Iraq Interview with Dr. Edmun Rabban, Médecins du Monde Health Program Coordinator – Dohuk (Iraq)
Dr. Edmun Rabban is a medical doctor who has been working with Médecins du Monde (MdM) since November 2014. He began as the Team Leader of MdM’s first mobile clinic, and later took up the positions of Medical Supervisor in March 2015 and Medical Manager in August 2016. He is currently working as a Health Program Coordinator since November 2017.
Lebanon 2 years and a lifetime ago…
“Little by little, the roads of Bekaa started to have their own identity, his growing hope made the days less blurry. He understood the importance of taking care of his Mental Health.” Testimony of Jad, Syrian Refugee in Lebanon.
Yemen 35 Yemeni and international organizations call for an immediate cessation of hostilities in Yemen
As humanitarian, human rights and peacebuilding organizations working on Yemen, we welcome tomorrow’s unprecedented coming together of legislators from across nations and parties for the first International Parliamentary Conference for Peace in Yemen to demand their governments work together to end the crisis. With 14 million men, women and children on the brink of famine – half the country’s population – there has never been a more urgent time to act.