Acknowledgement of Country

We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the land upon which we create and meet, the Gadigal of the Eora Nation. We pay our respect to their Elders past and present, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.

Always was, always will be, Aboriginal land.

Philippines Mass Evacuations

Marawi, in the Southern Lanao del Sur province of the Philippines, came under attack in late May. The city has been heavily destroyed.

Our teams, who are working from the outskirts of Marawi and in the nearby Iligan township, have produced the video below to help illustrate the urgency of the situation:

Médecins Sans Frontières plans to continue providing urgent medical care and safe drinking water to those affected, and aims to expand to other areas and support an additional 8,000 displaced persons.