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Field News MSF Increases Assistance as Hundreds of Thousands Flee Fighting and Disease in Eastern Congo © Dominic Nahr / Oeil Public MSF teams continue to work in Goma and other parts of North Kivu province in the DRC after the most recent outbreaks of fighting. Many displaced and local residents are in urgent need of food, clean water, healthcare, and basic items such as blankets and shelter materials. Related CNN: Cholera Threatens Congo November 9, 2008 BBC/PRI's "The World": Humanitarian crisis in Congo October 31, 2008 Audio Slideshow: Through the Lens - Voices From DRC
© MSF Press Release Sixty Refugees Found Dead on Yemen Coast An MSF team assisting refugees in the south of Yemen found 60 dead bodies on the shore between Friday, October 31 and Sunday, November 2. PBS WorldFocus Video: Somali Refugees Take Dangerous Journey to Flee to Yemen MSF Report: No Choice: Somali and Ethiopian Refugees, Asylum Seekers and Migrants Crossing the Gulf of Aden Podcast: MSF Frontline Reports © Sven Torfinn Field News Sudanese Authorities Threaten to Suspend MSF Activities in South Darfur The Sudanese government is threatening to suspend the medical programs of the Dutch section of MSF in South Darfur after October 31. © MSF Press Release French Section of Doctors Without Borders Forced to Leave Niger On July 18, 2008, the Niger government, suddenly and without explanation, terminated the medical and nutritional activities of the French section of MSF in the Maradi region of Niger. This decision has had grave consequences on mortality among young children. © Gregory Vandendaelen/MSF Slideshow Haiti: Unanswered Needs in Gonaïves After Hurricanes A month and a half after hurricanes and tropical storms from mid August through early September, the situation remains difficult for the people of Gonaïves and basic needs still go unanswered. PBS Video: The NewsHour With Jim Lehrer - Haitians' Lives Upended by Hurricanes Reuters Video: Submerged Village in Haiti © Jehad Nga Press Release Somalia: Surge in Wounded and Displaced as Violence Increases in Mogadishu The recent escalation in fighting in one of Mogadishu's most populated residential areas has resulted in a surge of wounded civilians and has once again displaced thousands of people. Scores of Wounded Amid Fighting in Mogadishu
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