"We are devasted to hear eight people died this weekend trying to cross the Channel to reach safety. This news comes less than two weeks after 12 people, including six children and a pregnant woman, also died trying to reach the UK. It is clear the current deterrent policies do not work and cause more harm. We urgently need safe and legal routes for people seeking asylum in the UK, to prevent further tragedies like this."
This is the press room for MSF UK - the UK office of Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF), an international, independent, medical humanitarian organisation that delivers emergency aid to people affected by armed conflict, epidemics, natural disasters and exclusion from healthcare. MSF offers assistance to people based on need, irrespective of race, religion, gender or political affiliation.
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MSF UK
Lower Ground Floor, Chancery Exchange,
10 Furnival Street, London, EC4A 1AB