Editing Médecins Sans Frontières (section)

{{Short description|International humanitarian medical non-governmental organisation}}
{{Distinguish|Médecins du Monde}}
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{{Infobox organisation
| name                = {{lang|fr|Médecins Sans Frontières|italic=no}}
| logo                = {{Dark mode switch|[[File:Médecins Sans Frontières (logo, dark).svg|200px]]|[[File:Msf logo.svg|200px]]|logo}}
| caption             = MSF international headquarters in Geneva
| leader_name         = [[Christos Christou]]
| website             = {{URL|www.msf.org}}
| founded_date        = {{start date and age|df=yes|1971|12|22}}
| type                = [[International non-governmental organisation]]
| headquarters        = {{ublist
  | '''Global''': {{ublist|[[Geneva]]}}
   '''Centres''': {{ublist
    | Amsterdam (OCA)
    | Barcelona-Athens (OCBA)
    | Brussels (OCB)
    | Paris (OCP)
    | Geneva (OCG)
    | West and Central Africa (WaCA)
    }}
  }}
| origins             =
| area_served         = Worldwide
| product             =
| focus               = [[Humanitarian aid]]
| method              =
| leader_title        = International President
| main_organ          = International General Assembly
| revenue             = €2.4 billion<ref name="Reports_Finance">{{Cite web |title=Financial independence and accountability |url=https://www.msf.org/reports-and-finances |date=4 June 2024 |access-date=16 August 2024 |publisher=Médecins Sans Frontières |location=Geneva, Switzerland}}</ref>
| revenue_year        = 2023
| endowment           =
| num_employees       = 45,375
| founding_location   = Paris
| Scandals            =
}}

[[File:This is Doctors Without Borders-Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF).webm|thumb|Introduction to Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders)]]
'''{{lang|fr|Médecins Sans Frontières|italic=no}}''' ('''MSF'''; pronounced {{IPA|fr|medsɛ̃ sɑ̃ fʁɔ̃tjɛʁ||Fr-Médecins Sans Frontières.oga}}), known in some English-speaking settings as '''Doctors Without Borders''', is a [[Charity (practice)|charity]] that provides [[Humanitarian aid|humanitarian]] [[Medicine|medical care.]] It is a [[International non-governmental organisation|non-governmental organisation]] (NGO) of French origin known for its projects in conflict zones and in [[developing country|countries]] affected by [[Endemic (epidemiology)|endemic diseases]].<ref name=":1" /> The organisation provides care for [[diabetes]], [[drug-resistant infections]], [[HIV/AIDS]], [[hepatitis C]], [[Tropical disease|tropical]] and neglected diseases, [[tuberculosis]], [[vaccine]]s and [[COVID-19]]. In 2019, the charity was active in 70 countries with over 35,000 personnel; mostly local doctors, nurses and other medical professionals, logistical experts, water and sanitation engineers, and administrators.<ref name=":1">{{cite web |title=Our staff |url=http://www.msf.org/our-staff |access-date=2 June 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150519013601/http://www.msf.org/our-staff |website=msf.org |archive-date=19 May 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Private donors provide about 90% of the organisation's funding, while corporate donations provide the rest, giving MSF an annual budget of approximately US$1.63&nbsp;billion.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.msf.org/sites/msf.org/files/msf_financial_report_2016_final.pdf|title=MSF International Financial Report 2016|access-date=2021-07-11}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

MSF was founded in 1971, in the aftermath of the [[Biafra]]n famine of the [[Nigerian Civil War]], by a small group of French doctors and journalists who sought to expand accessibility to [[medical care]] across national boundaries and irrespective of [[Race (classification of humans)|race]], [[religion]], creed or political affiliation.<ref name=creation>{{cite web |url=http://www.msf.fr/histoire-sommaire-book-page/1971-creation-medecins-sans-frontieres |title=La création de Médecins Sans Frontières |id=La création de Médecins Sans Frontières |publisher=Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without borders) |access-date=14 September 2011 |language=fr}}</ref> MSF's principles and operational guidelines are highlighted in its Charter,<ref>{{cite web |work=msf.org.uk |url=http://www.msf.org.uk/about_charter.aspx |title=MSF's Charter – About MSF – MSF UK |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080421050920/http://www.msf.org.uk/about_charter.aspx |archive-date=21 April 2008 |access-date=31 May 2009}}</ref> the Chantilly Principles, and the later La Mancha Agreement.<ref>{{cite web |work=msf.dk |url=http://www.msf.dk/OmMSF/Hvemervi/LaMancha-aftalen/ |title=La Mancha Agreement |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719130140/http://www.msf.dk/OmMSF/Hvemervi/LaMancha-aftalen/ |archive-date=19 July 2011 |access-date=31 May 2009 |url-status=live }}</ref> Governance is addressed in Section 2 of the Rules portion of this final document. MSF has an associative structure where operational decisions are made, independently, by the six operational centres ([[Amsterdam]], [[Barcelona]]-[[Athens]], [[Brussels]], [[Geneva]], [[Paris]] and [[West Africa|West and]] [[Central Africa]] – with a headquarter office in [[Abidjan]], Ivory Coast). Common policies on core issues are coordinated by the International Council, in which each of the 24 sections (national offices) is represented. The International Council meets in Geneva, Switzerland, where the International Office, which coordinates international activities common to the operational centres, is based.

MSF has [[List of organizations with consultative status to the United Nations Economic and Social Council|general consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council]]. It received the 1999 [[Nobel Peace Prize]] in recognition of its members' continued efforts to provide medical care in acute crises, as well as raising international awareness of potential humanitarian disasters.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/publications/reports/2006/top10_2005.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081228162119/http://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/publications/reports/2006/top10_2005.html|url-status=dead|title=MSF-USA: Special Report: The 10 Most Underreported Humanitarian Crises of 2005|archivedate=28 December 2008}}</ref> [[James Orbinski]], who was the president of the organisation at the time, accepted the prize on behalf of MSF. Prior to this, MSF also received the 1996 [[Seoul Peace Prize]].<ref>{{cite web |work=The [[Seoul Peace Prize]] Cultural Foundation |title=Laureate 1996: Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) |url=https://archive.today/20130829060022/https://web.archive.org/web/20070813051310/http://www.seoulpeaceprize.or.kr/english/award_03.html }}</ref> [[Christos Christou]] succeeded [[Joanne Liu]] as international president in June 2019.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-12-26 |title=Ten Greeks Who Left Their Mark in 2019 |url=https://greekreporter.com/2019/12/26/ten-greeks-who-left-their-mark-in-2019/ |access-date=2022-01-11 |website=GreekReporter.com}}</ref>
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