12-23 | Medical teams extremely concerned for those affected by the fighting Tensions and conflict across many regions of South Sudan continue one week after they began. Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) emergency teams are increasing their response to affected regions by treating the injured, donating drugs and medical supplies to health facilities, and providing relief to those displaced by the violence. Fighting erupted in Bentiu, capital of Unity State on December 20th.
12-20 | In open letter, MSF calls for increased cross-border humanitarian aid for Syrians Open letter to the Member States of the High Level Group on Syria Greatly increased humanitarian aid must be delivered across Syria’s borders, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) urged in an open letter to a group of countries meeting at the United Nations to discuss assistance for Syrians in desperate need. The “High Level Group
12-18 | The hospitals in the northern city of Aleppo have found themselves overwhelmed after a wave of airstrikes killed over 100 people and left many more injured in the last few days, according to local medical sources. Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is supporting the hospitals in the area with medical supplies to deal with the emergency. Syrian helicopters started dropping barrel bombs on December 15 on several areas of eastern Aleppo.
12-18 | On December 5, 2013, several hundred people were killed during armed clashes that shook the city of Bangui, the capital of Central African Republic.
12-16 | Your Excellencies, Médecins Sans Frontières has been providing assistance to victims of the Syrian conflict since April 2011. We welcome the diplomatic negotiations which are needed to address the urgent humanitarian needs in this extremely violent conflict. But we would like to draw your attention to the vital subject of cross-border aid for the population living in opposition controlled areas.