The Latest Breaking News from Médecins Sans Frontières

We spoke to Dr. Ghazali Babiker, country director for Médecins Sans Frontières in Sudan, who is in Khartoum. He offered a grim assessment of the impact of fighting on the ability to give health care.

Médecins Sans Frontières operations threatened by armed incidents and shootouts at its hospitals, but closure would be a ‘catastrophe’ for Haitians

Medical charity’s president calls publication of controversial photos ‘a mistake’ and says guidelines will be tightened

Medical charity criticised for using images that ‘endanger and exploit children’ amid row over photos from DRC identifying child rape survivor

NGO takes down photos of girl, 16, from DRC from website after critics call them unethical and racist

The few remaining inhabitants of this crumbling Ukrainian city are huddled underground, crammed in to the subways or makeshift basement shelters, just trying to survive. I'm here as a doctor to help them, writes Lisa Searle.

The war in Ukraine puts the plight of refugees and displaced people back in the headlines. From February 24, more than 5 million people have crossed Ukraine’s borders. A further 7.7 million are estimated to have been been displaced internally.

International organisation operating in 70 countries brands Commons votes ‘shameful’

This week on The Sound Kitchen you’ll hear the answer to the question about the Nobel Peace Prize-winning NGO, Médecins Sans Frontières. There’s news about the Baha’i festival Ayyam-i-Ha, information on palindromes and ambigrams (!), and contemporary music from Cuba on Music from Erwan. All that and the new quiz…