The 3 May will mark 10 years since the United Nations Security Council unanimously adopted Resolution 2286. Over 80 Member States committed to protect medical and medical humanitarian personnel, infrastructure, transport and equipment. Today, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) calls on states to respect this commitment, and protect medical care.

MSF has teams working in over 70 countries around the world, including in Palestine, Lebanon, Ukraine, Sudan and Myanmar, as well as other areas of conflict and war. In the last decade, 21 MSF staff have been killed in 15 incidents whilst undertaking their duties. In 2025 alone, the World Health Organization’s Surveillance System for Attacks on Health Care reported a total of 1,348 attacks on medical facilities, resulting in the deaths of 1,981 people.

“What was once considered exceptional has now become commonplace,” says Dr Javid Abdelmoneim, MSF’s International President. “We see a blatant disregard for the protection of the medical mission in countries at war. States who committed to protecting medical care back in 2016 must stop hiding behind excuses and finger-pointing, and act.”